Essay about Chushingura Chushingura

The second act introduces the first of many subplots that run through the play. This is the romance between Rikiya, the son of Oboshi Yuranosuke, Enya's chamberlain, and Konami, the daughter of Wakasa's chief councilor, Honzo. Meanwhile, Wakasa decides that he cannot bear the insult he has received from Moronao, and that at their next meeting he will kill him. He relates this to Honzo, who agrees with his master but has decided to increase the bribe to Moronao at his own expense.