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Treacherous, vow-breaking Christians are defeated by Turkish forces. The Turks unite under Callapine, son of Bajazeth, and Callapine then sets out to conquer 'the tyrant of the world'. The death of Zenocrate spurs Tamburlaine only to resume his remorseless pursuit of power and to continue sadistic acts of humiliation. Like the Christians before him, he defies heavenly and earthly powers. He burns 'the Turkish Alcoran' and other holy books. He denies the existence of Mohomet and then is suddenly overtaken by a sickness.... Rehearsed reading