Project Gutenberg 2007-05-17 Public domain in the USA. 303 Otway, Thomas 1652 1685 Boucicault, Dion 1820 1890 Borcicault, Dion Bourcicault, Dionysius Lardner Boursiquot, Dionysus Lardner Boursecault, Dion L. (Dion Lardner) Venice Preserved: A Tragedy in Five Acts Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by David Widger "Venice Preserved: A Tragedy in Five Acts" by Thomas Otway is a classic play written in the late 17th century. This poignant tragedy explores themes of love, betrayal, and political corruption, centered around the character Jaffier, who finds himself entangled in a conspiracy against the Venetian state. The play dives deep into the emotional turmoil of relationships and moral dilemmas faced by its characters. At the start of the play, we witness a heated confrontation between Jaffier and Priuli, Belvidera's father, who accuses Jaffier of treachery for stealing his daughter’s affections. Jaffier, however, defends his actions, claiming he saved Belvidera's life during a shipwreck, which led to their union. The emerging tensions introduce the undercurrent of a larger conspiracy brewing in Venice, hinted at through Jaffier's interactions with his friend Pierre, who suggests that they take a stand against the corrupt governance. This complex mix of personal and political stakes sets the stage for the tragic events to unfold, highlighting the fraught dynamics between love, loyalty, and the oppressive political climate of Venice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Tragedies Venice (Italy) -- History -- 1508-1797 -- Drama PR Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 152560 152568 2024-10-09T10:48:17.915596 2023-09-09T12:09:20.344750 text/html text/html 145057 2013-02-06T13:59:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2622644 2013-02-06T13:59:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2692046 2024-10-09T10:48:42.846493 application/epub+zip 2669406 2024-10-09T10:48:26.532560 application/epub+zip 124271 2024-10-09T10:48:20.307585 application/epub+zip 20186851 2024-10-09T10:48:52.013446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 20157593 2024-10-09T10:48:35.326549 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228991 2022-09-10T07:51:08.307792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127460 127453 2024-10-09T10:48:17.082615 2023-09-09T12:09:19.647759 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 127316 2007-05-17T15:23:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 47689 2007-05-17T15:23:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 127308 2007-05-17T15:23:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47671 2007-05-17T15:23:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22487 2024-10-09T10:48:52.217407 application/rdf+xml 20789 2024-10-09T10:48:20.889583 image/jpeg 4687 2024-10-09T10:48:20.589583 image/jpeg 2810719 2024-10-09T10:48:18.067639 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 en.wikipedia