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Summary of Act
2
eated in
his dark tower, Klingsor summons Kundry and instructs her to seduce Parsifal, whom he has seen approaching in his
magic mirror. Kundry resists in vain, since the magician knows how to control her through
the curse. She disappears and the scene changes to a magic
garden, in which the Flower Maidens bloom. They attempt to
seduce Parsifal, who plays with them, until
the appearance of Kundry, transformed into a
beautiful siren. She awakens his memories of childhood and of his mother. His resistance
apparently broken, she offers him a passionate kiss.
o her
amazement, the youth recoils in horror. At last he understands the nature both of Amfortas' suffering and his own mission. Kundry tries to win him through pity for her, accursed since she laughed at the suffering of
Christ. In desperation she calls for help from Klingsor, who appears on the rampart and hurls the spear at Parsifal.
he
spear stops in the air, suspended over
Parsifal's head. He grasps it and makes the
sign of the cross, at which Klingsor's tower crumbles and the
garden withers. You will know where to find me
again, he tells Kundry as he walks
away.
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