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Emilia Galotti is a play in five acts by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781), which premiered on 8 March 1772 in Braunschweig. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing ( 22 January, 1729 15 February, 1781) was a German Writer, Philosopher, Dramatist Braunschweig, known as Brunswiek in Low German, is a city of 245810 people (as of 31 December 2007 located in Lower Saxony, Germany. The work provides a classic example of German bürgerliches Trauerspiel (bourgeois tragedy). Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Bourgeois Tragedy (German Bürgerliches Trauerspiel) is a form of Tragedy that developed in 18th century Europe Other works in this category include Schiller's Kabale und Liebe and Hebbel's Maria Magdalene. Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller krɪstɔf friːtʁɪç fɔn ʃɪləʁ/ʃɪlɐ (10 November 1759 9 May 1805 was a German Poet, Philosopher Intrigue and Love (or sometimes Love and Intrigue) ( German, Kabale und Liebe) is a play, written by the German Christian Friedrich Hebbel ( March 18, 1813 &ndash December 13, 1863) was a German Poet and Dramatist. Saint Mary Magdalen or Mary Magdalene is described both in the canonical New Testament and in the New Testament apocrypha, as a devoted The story is based upon the Roman myth of Verginia. Verginia was the subject of an almost certainly apocryphal story of Ancient Rome, related in Livy 's Ab Urbe Condita, designed to show the evil

Emilia Galotti is a drama of the Enlightenment that doesn't precisely follow the standard French model of the era. The Age of Enlightenment or The Enlightenment is a term used to describe a phase in Western philosophy and cultural life centered upon the eighteenth century This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Although love is a central theme, in reality Emilia Galotti is primarily a political commentary. The practically arbitrary style of rule by the aristocracy is placed in stark contrast to the new and enlightened morality of the bourgeoisie. All more feudal ideas of love and marriage thus come into conflict with the greater move by the population to marry for love rather than tradition and power. This combination proves to ensure a rather explosive situation.

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Plot

Set in Italy, Emilia Galotti tells the story of a virtuous young woman of the upper middle class. The absolutist prince of Guastalla, Hettore Gonzaga, becomes obsessed with the idea of making Emilia his lover after their first meeting. Guastalla is a town and commune in the Province of Reggio Emilia in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He thus gives his conniving Chamberlain, Marinelli, the right to do anything in his power to delay the previously arranged marriage between Emilia and Count Appiani. A chamberlain is an officer in charge of managing a household. A count is a Nobleman in European countries The word count comes from French comte, itself from Latin Marinelli then hires criminals who shortly thereafter murder the count on his way to the wedding. Emilia is quickly brought to safety in the count's nearby summer residence. Unlike her mother Claudia, Emilia does not yet recognise the true implications of the scheme. A few moments later, Countess Orsina, the prince's former mistress, comes to the residence as well. Out of frustration over her harsh rejection by the prince, she attempts to convince Odoardo, Emilia's father, to avenge Count Appiani by the means of stabbing the prince to death. Odoardo, however, hesitates in agreeing with this proposal and decides to leave the revenge in the hands of God. Emilia, who must remain under the protection of the prince due to another intrigue on Marinelli's behalf, attempts to convince her father to kill her in order to maintain her dignity in light of the prince's exertions to seduce her. The father agrees and stabs her, but immediately feels appalled by his deed. In the end Odoardo leaves the matter to the prince. He subsequently decides that Marinelli is responsible for the catastrophe and has him banned from his court. Ultimately Emilia's father recognises God as the absolute authority.

Theme

Lessing's work of course comprises an attack against the nobility and its powers. Nobility is a government-privileged title which may be either hereditary (see Hereditary titles) or for a lifetime Power is a measure of a person's ability to control the environment around them including the behavior of other people Lessing depicts aristocrats as having unfair powers in society and as ruining the happiness of the emerging middle class. A society is a Population of Humans characterized by patterns of relationships between individuals that share a distinctive Culture and Institutions The middle class, in colloquial usage consists of those who have some economic independence but not a great deal of social Influence or power. With that play Lessing directed criticism to the tyranny of the reigning class.

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