Act 1:
Giselle is a peasant in love with her neighbour Loys, who is in fact the rich Count Albrecht in disguise.
Hillarion is also a peasant who is in love with Giselle bus it is not mutual
At the village party Hilarion is finds out Loys is really the Count Albrecht
During the village party royals arrive arrive who should recognise Loys as Bathilde is there, who is supposed to be marrying
Hilarion reveals Loys' true identity
Giselle goes mad and kills herself (she may die of shock because in those catholic times suicide was a disgusting thing to commit.)
Act 2:
in a forest at night
at midnight Hilarion is at Giselles grave and meets the Willies (willies- women that have died before they got married, they seek revenge on men and dance men to death)
Giselle becomes a Willie under the rule of Queen Myrtha
Albrecht comes to mourn Giselle, she shows herself to him
willies kill hilarion
They try to kill Albrecht but Giselle stands up to Myrtha and tells her and the willies to leave him as she still loves him
Dawn arrive and the willies leave Albrecht alive.
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