Project Gutenberg 2005-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 103 Grillparzer, Franz 1791 1872 Weh dem, der lügt Lustspiel in fünf Aufzügen Reading ease score: 95.9 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Produced by Mike Pullen and Delphine Lettau "Weh dem, der lügt!" by Franz Grillparzer is a five-act comedic play written in the early 19th century. The narrative revolves around themes of truth and deceit, primarily featuring the character Gregor, the Bishop of Chalons, who grapples with the moral implications of honesty, especially in light of his responsibilities to his imprisoned nephew Atalus, taken as a hostage for peace. The opening of the play introduces us to Gregor and a kitchen boy named Leon, who is frustrated with the Bishop’s extreme frugality and lack of self-care. Leon expresses a desire to confront Gregor over how he treats others, indicating a growing tension regarding the Bishop's stinginess and the plight of his nephew. As the scene unfolds, Gregor explains his struggles with self-denial and the burdens of responsibility, while Leon's determination to be honest and confrontational hints at his role in the coming events, particularly regarding the rescue of Atalus. The stage is set for a blend of comedic conflicts interwoven with serious commentary on morality and human nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Comedies PT Text DE Drama Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 180241 180164 2024-10-04T09:31:50.470772 2023-10-04T08:45:18.044541 text/html text/html 180234 180157 2024-10-04T09:31:50.755799 2023-10-04T08:45:18.246587 text/html text/html 122134 2024-10-04T09:31:57.508741 application/epub+zip 124167 2024-10-04T09:31:52.653764 application/epub+zip 124167 2024-10-04T09:31:51.448790 application/epub+zip 250241 2024-10-04T09:32:00.289740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227344 2024-10-04T09:31:56.749747 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212904 2022-09-04T12:48:45.616392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 132067 132041 2024-10-04T09:31:50.099783 2023-10-04T08:45:17.778549 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 125726 2021-01-02T00:05:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 50151 2021-01-02T00:05:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19236 2024-10-04T09:32:00.428723 application/rdf+xml 11914 2024-10-04T09:31:51.991772 image/jpeg 3278 2024-10-04T09:31:51.716763 image/jpeg 120386 2024-10-04T09:31:50.770787 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