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Title: The Bride of Messina, and On the Use of the Chorus in Tragedy

Note: Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Tapio Riikonen and David Widger

Summary: "The Bride of Messina, and On the Use of the Chorus in Tragedy" by Friedrich Schiller is a tragedy written in the early 19th century. The play explores the themes of familial conflict, duty, and the tragic consequences of hatred, particularly focusing on the complicated relationships among the members of the House of Messina, including Princess Isabella and her two sons, Don Manuel and Don Caesar, who are in a bitter rivalry fueled by ancient grudges. The opening of the play introduces Isabella, who mourns the death of her husband and fears the resurgence of hatred between her sons, who were raised with a dangerous enmity. As she attempts to broker a peace between Don Manuel and Don Caesar, the stirring presence of the Chorus provides emotional depth, reflecting the tensions within the family. The dramatic tension escalates as Isabella’s hopes for reconciliation clash with the brothers’ violent instincts, foreshadowing a tragic unfolding of events resulting in betrayal, love, and ultimately death. In this complex web of relationships, the arrival of Beatrice, their long-lost sister, becomes a critical turning point that intertwines love and doom, setting the stage for disastrous revelations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Schiller, Friedrich, 1759-1805

EBook No.: 6793

Published: Dec 8, 2004

Downloads: 110

Language: English

Subject: Drama

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

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Title: The Bride of Messina, and On the Use of the Chorus in Tragedy

Note: Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Tapio Riikonen and David Widger

Summary: "The Bride of Messina, and On the Use of the Chorus in Tragedy" by Friedrich Schiller is a tragedy written in the early 19th century. The play explores the themes of familial conflict, duty, and the tragic consequences of hatred, particularly focusing on the complicated relationships among the members of the House of Messina, including Princess Isabella and her two sons, Don Manuel and Don Caesar, who are in a bitter rivalry fueled by ancient grudges. The opening of the play introduces Isabella, who mourns the death of her husband and fears the resurgence of hatred between her sons, who were raised with a dangerous enmity. As she attempts to broker a peace between Don Manuel and Don Caesar, the stirring presence of the Chorus provides emotional depth, reflecting the tensions within the family. The dramatic tension escalates as Isabella’s hopes for reconciliation clash with the brothers’ violent instincts, foreshadowing a tragic unfolding of events resulting in betrayal, love, and ultimately death. In this complex web of relationships, the arrival of Beatrice, their long-lost sister, becomes a critical turning point that intertwines love and doom, setting the stage for disastrous revelations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Schiller, Friedrich, 1759-1805

EBook No.: 6793

Published: Dec 8, 2004

Downloads: 110

Language: English

Subject: Drama

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.