Project Gutenberg 2004-12-08 Public domain in the USA. 385 Schiller, Friedrich 1759 1805 Schiller, Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, Friedrich von Schiller, Friedrick Boylan, R. Dillon (Richard Dillon) 1804 1888 Boylan, R. D. (R. Dillon) Boylan, Richard Dillon Don Carlos: A Play Reading ease score: 85.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Tapio Riikonen and David Widger "Don Carlos: A Play" by Friedrich Schiller is a dramatic work written in the late 18th century. The play explores the complex themes of love, power, and political intrigue during the reign of Philip II of Spain. The central character is Don Carlos, the son of King Philip, who grapples with his feelings of betrayal and desire in a court rife with manipulation and suspicion. The beginning of the play introduces us to Don Carlos in the royal gardens of Aranjuez, where he engages in a conversation with Domingo, his confessor, about the heavy burden of his emotions and the sorrow stemming from his relationship with his father and the queen. Carlos reveals his tumultuous feelings, particularly his forbidden love for his mother, Elizabeth. The first act sets the stage for the unfolding drama, displaying the tension between familial love and political obligation, while also hinting at Carlos's growing discontent with his royal lineage and the expectations that come with it. This intricate emotional landscape is further complicated by the arrival of the Marquis Posa, who serves as Carlos's ally and confidant in seeking freedom and justice for the oppressed. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Carlos, Prince of Asturias, 1545-1568 -- Drama PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 355827 355802 2024-10-03T10:40:34.681460 2023-10-03T09:29:50.657587 text/html text/html 350976 2020-12-30T00:45:10 text/html; charset=us-ascii 654688 2020-12-30T00:45:10 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 733123 2024-10-03T10:40:46.548412 application/epub+zip 745838 2024-10-03T10:40:37.085409 application/epub+zip 205749 2024-10-03T10:40:35.579436 application/epub+zip 908887 2024-10-03T10:40:50.544359 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 926062 2024-10-03T10:40:45.634397 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333977 2022-09-03T13:29:19.700803 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305613 305587 2024-10-03T10:40:34.153439 2023-10-03T09:29:50.248584 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 305440 2020-12-30T00:45:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 116303 2020-12-30T00:45:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20160 2024-10-03T10:40:50.699341 application/rdf+xml 12378 2024-10-03T10:40:36.135435 image/jpeg 3418 2024-10-03T10:40:35.857418 image/jpeg 718604 2024-10-03T10:40:34.731456 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 de.wikipedia en.wikipedia