""Ignez De Castro, A Tragedy"" is a play written by Portuguese playwright Antonio Ferreira in 1825. The play tells the story of the tragic love affair between Prince Pedro of Portugal and In s de Castro, a noblewoman from Galicia. In s and Pedro fall deeply in love, but their relationship is opposed by Pedro's father, King Afonso IV, who sees In s as a threat to his political power. Despite his father's objections, Pedro continues to see In s in secret, and they eventually have three children together. ...
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""Ignez De Castro, A Tragedy"" is a play written by Portuguese playwright Antonio Ferreira in 1825. The play tells the story of the tragic love affair between Prince Pedro of Portugal and In s de Castro, a noblewoman from Galicia. In s and Pedro fall deeply in love, but their relationship is opposed by Pedro's father, King Afonso IV, who sees In s as a threat to his political power. Despite his father's objections, Pedro continues to see In s in secret, and they eventually have three children together. However, when King Afonso discovers the relationship, he orders In s to be executed. The play explores themes of love, power, and betrayal, and is considered a masterpiece of Portuguese literature. Ferreira's work has been praised for its poetic language and dramatic intensity, and remains a popular play in Portuguese-speaking countries to this day.This Book Is In English.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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