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Title: The Sorceress: A Drama in Five Acts
Note: Reading ease score: 76.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Produced by David Thomas
Summary: "The Sorceress: A Drama in Five Acts" by Victorien Sardou is a theatrical play written in the early 20th century. The drama revolves around themes of love, bigotry, and persecution set against the backdrop of 16th-century Spain after the Reconquista. The primary characters include Zoraya, a Moorish woman accused of sorcery, and Don Enrique, a Castilian officer who grapples with his feelings for her amidst the societal conflicts of their time. At the start of the play, we are introduced to a tense scene involving the arrest of local peasants, accused of stealing the body of a young Moor, Kalem, who was stoned to death for his forbidden love affair with a Christian girl. Don Enrique, the commander of the archers, intervenes to question the captured peasants, displaying both authority and compassion. We learn of the tensions between Christians and Moors, and the prejudices that lead to accusations of witchcraft. The initial clash sets the stage for the unfolding drama, particularly highlighting the relationship between Enrique and Zoraya, which hints at deeper themes of love and societal boundaries as they navigate their dangerous world together. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908
Translator: Weissert, Charles A.
EBook No.: 54705
Published: May 11, 2017
Downloads: 107
Language: English
Subject: French drama -- Translations into English
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
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Title: The Sorceress: A Drama in Five Acts
Note: Reading ease score: 76.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Produced by David Thomas
Summary: "The Sorceress: A Drama in Five Acts" by Victorien Sardou is a theatrical play written in the early 20th century. The drama revolves around themes of love, bigotry, and persecution set against the backdrop of 16th-century Spain after the Reconquista. The primary characters include Zoraya, a Moorish woman accused of sorcery, and Don Enrique, a Castilian officer who grapples with his feelings for her amidst the societal conflicts of their time. At the start of the play, we are introduced to a tense scene involving the arrest of local peasants, accused of stealing the body of a young Moor, Kalem, who was stoned to death for his forbidden love affair with a Christian girl. Don Enrique, the commander of the archers, intervenes to question the captured peasants, displaying both authority and compassion. We learn of the tensions between Christians and Moors, and the prejudices that lead to accusations of witchcraft. The initial clash sets the stage for the unfolding drama, particularly highlighting the relationship between Enrique and Zoraya, which hints at deeper themes of love and societal boundaries as they navigate their dangerous world together. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908
Translator: Weissert, Charles A.
EBook No.: 54705
Published: May 11, 2017
Downloads: 107
Language: English
Subject: French drama -- Translations into English
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.