The plot begins in the Elizabethan era, just before Queen Elizabeth I's death. The Queen promises an androgynous young nobleman named Orlando a huge plot of land with a castle erected on it, as well as a large monetary contribution, on her deathbed. However, Elizabeth would only give it to him if he agrees to an unusual condition: do not fade. Don't let yourself go to waste. Never grow old...
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The plot begins in the Elizabethan era, just before Queen Elizabeth I's death. The Queen promises an androgynous young nobleman named Orlando a huge plot of land with a castle erected on it, as well as a large monetary contribution, on her deathbed. However, Elizabeth would only give it to him if he agrees to an unusual condition: do not fade. Don't let yourself go to waste. Never grow old...
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