 The overture concludes after the Negro Resurrectionist uses a rhyme scheme (i.e., AABBCCDD) while summarizing (what he has come to know about) the course of Venus's life and death in Europe.Saartjie Baartman's story in "Venus" begins in South Africa in the early 1800s, where she is introduced as a servant called 'the Girl'.The Brother is currently trying to persuade the Man (his brother) to financially invest in a two-year performance act in London, England.