""Love and Intrigue"" is a play written by the German playwright Friedrich von Schiller. It is a tragic story about a young couple, Ferdinand and Luise, who are in love but are separated by their social status. Ferdinand is the son of a powerful courtier, while Luise is the daughter of a musician. Ferdinand's father disapproves of their relationship and arranges for Ferdinand to marry Lady Milford, a wealthy noblewoman. Luise, heartbroken, is forced to reject the advances of a nobleman who wants to marry her. Ferdinand, ...
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""Love and Intrigue"" is a play written by the German playwright Friedrich von Schiller. It is a tragic story about a young couple, Ferdinand and Luise, who are in love but are separated by their social status. Ferdinand is the son of a powerful courtier, while Luise is the daughter of a musician. Ferdinand's father disapproves of their relationship and arranges for Ferdinand to marry Lady Milford, a wealthy noblewoman. Luise, heartbroken, is forced to reject the advances of a nobleman who wants to marry her. Ferdinand, unable to bear the thought of losing Luise, decides to take matters into his own hands and plots to kill Lady Milford. The play explores themes of love, class, power, and the consequences of actions taken in the name of love. It is considered one of Schiller's most important works and a masterpiece of German literature.PRESIDENT (furiously). Insolent villain! Your impertinence shall procure you a lodging in prison. (To his servants). Call in the officers of justice! Away! (Some of the attendants go out. The PRESIDENT paces the stage with a furious air.) The father shall to prison; the mother and her strumpet daughter to the pillory! Justice shall lend her sword to my rage! For this insult will I have ample amends. Shall such contemptible creatures thwart my plans, and set father and son against each other with impunity? Tremble, miscreants! I will glut my hate in your destruction--the whole brood of you--father, mother, and daughter shall be sacrificed to my vengeance!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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