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Aladin, the Muslim prince, hears Florante’s cries, frees him, and shares his own story of losing his love, Flerida, to his own father. This subversion of religious stereotypes is Balagtas’s genius.

| Feature | Incomplete (Bad) Script | Complete (Top) Script | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Less than 350 stanzas | Exactly 399 stanzas | | Aladin’s Backstory | Briefly mentioned | Full story of his father’s betrayal (Stanzas 250-270) | | Ending | Ends with Florante becoming king | Includes the conversion of Aladin and Flerida to Christianity (Stanzas 390-399) | | Language | Modernized Filipino slang | Classical Tagalog with poetic meter | florante at laura full script top

Battle ensues. Adolfo fights Florante. Swords clash. Aladin, the Muslim prince, hears Florante’s cries, frees