The hero in the play is given a magic/love 'potion' so that he will fall in love with the princess.
He drank the fatal 'potion'.
sleeping 'potions'
(..) I feared the man meant to use me as I'd heard some men used small boys. But what he wanted was far worse. He gave me a potion that made me powerless to move or speak, yet did nothing to dull my senses. With a hooked blade (..)2013 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: And Now His Watch Is Ended Season: 3 Episode 4