Project Gutenberg 2005-09-03 Public domain in the USA. 96 Hagedorn, Hermann 1882 1964 Makers of Madness A Play in One Act and Three Scenes Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Melissa Er-Raqabi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "Makers of Madness" by Hermann Hagedorn is a one-act play written during the early 20th century. This dramatic work explores themes of power, war, and the moral dilemmas faced by leaders who must decide whether to pursue peace or war for their nation. Set against a backdrop of escalating tensions between two fictional factions, the play scrutinizes the nature of authority and the consequences of decision-making in a volatile political climate. The narrative unfolds primarily in the court of a fictional king and his ministers, who grapple with the prospect of war against the Republic. The fears and ambitions of the King clash with the aggressive desires of his ministers, particularly the Prime Minister and the Chief of Staff. As negotiations unfold, the King's attempt at diplomacy is met with resistance from his advisors, who view conflict as a means of preserving national honor. Tensions build rapidly, and the ultimate decision to proceed with war is made despite the King's fervent opposition and moral qualms, encapsulating the madness and complexity of political maneuvering during crisis moments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en War -- Drama PS Text One Act Plays Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 137984 137989 2024-10-07T11:34:06.536154 2023-09-07T11:49:57.500744 text/html text/html 135680 2020-12-12T11:55:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 45079 2020-12-12T11:55:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 118792 2024-10-07T11:34:14.404136 application/epub+zip 119467 2024-10-07T11:34:09.855166 application/epub+zip 99414 2024-10-07T11:34:08.507169 application/epub+zip 259721 2024-10-07T11:34:17.147104 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264993 2024-10-07T11:34:13.505164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247189 2022-09-08T06:39:20.556810 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 93814 93723 2024-10-07T11:34:05.652172 2023-09-07T11:49:56.608725 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 93768 2020-12-12T11:55:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 35254 2020-12-12T11:55:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 93759 2020-12-12T11:55:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35237 2020-12-12T11:55:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21552 2024-10-07T11:34:17.280141 application/rdf+xml 14777 2024-10-07T11:34:09.062160 image/jpeg 3714 2024-10-07T11:34:08.783182 image/jpeg 116745 2024-10-07T11:34:06.548339 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia