Auden and Isherwood wrote two versions of the end of the play. In Isherwood's version, which appears in the printed text, Sir Francis denounces the villagers and leaves to join a vaguely defined revolutionary movement.
Auden and Isherwood penned two iterations of the play's conclusion. In Isherwood's rendition, which is featured in the published text, Sir Francis denounces the villagers and departs to join a vaguely defined revolutionary faction.