Love And Intrigue

✒ Author	Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
📖 Pages	169
⏰ Reading time	6 hours
💡 Originally published	1784
🌏 Original language	German
📌 Type	Plays
📌 Genres	Dramaturgy, Love, Psychological, Realism, Tragedy

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DRAMATIS PERSONAE	1
ACT I	1
SCENE I	1
MILLER — MRS. MILLER	1
SCENE II	5
Enter SECRETARY WORM	5
SCENE III	10
Enter LOUISA with a book in her hand	10
SCENE IV	14
LOUISA — FERDINAND	14
(He flies towards her — she falls back into her chair, pale and trembling. He remains standing before her — they look at each other for some moments in silence. A pause.)	14
SCENE V	17
A Chamber in the PRESIDENT.'S House	17
The PRESIDENT, with the grand order of the cross about his neck, and a star at his breast — SECRETARY WORM	17
SCENE VI	22
MARSHAL KALB, in a rich but tasteless court-dress, with Chamberlain's keys, two watches, sword, three-cornered hat, and hair dressed a la Herisson. He bustles up to the PRESIDENT, and diffuses a strong scent of musk through the whole theatre — PRESIDENT	22
SCENE VII	24
PRESIDENT — FERDINAND	24
ACT II	32
SCENE I	32
— A room in LADY MILFORD'S house. On the right of the stage stands a sofa, on the left a pianoforte	32
LADY MILFORD, in a loose but elegant negligee, is running her hand over the keys of the pianoforte as SOPHY advances from the window	32
SCENE II	37
— An old valet of the DUKE'S, with a casket of jewels. The former	37
SCENE III	42
— FERDINAND VON WALTER. The former	42
SCENE IV	54
— Miller's House	54
MILLER meeting LOUISA and MRS. MILLER	54
SCENE V	57
MILLER, MRS. MILLER, LOUISA, FERDINAND	57
SCENE VI	62
MILLER, MRS. MILLER, LOUISA, FERDINAND, PRESIDENT, with SERVANTS	62
SCENE VII	67
Officers of Justice — the former	67
ACT III	70
SCENE I	70
Room at the President's. Enter PRESIDENT and WORM	70
SCENE II	78
The PRESIDENT — MARSHALL KALB	78
SCENE III	85
The PRESIDENT and WORM	85
SCENE IV	86
— Room in MILLER'S House	86
LOUISA and FERDINAND	86
SCENE V	90
SCENE VI	91
LOUISA and WORM	91
ACT IV	102
SCENE I	102
Saloon in the PRESIDENT'S House	102
FERDINAND VON WALTER enters in great excitement with an open letter in his hand, and is met by a SERVANT	102
SCENE II	103
SCENE III	105
FERDINAND, the MARSHAL	105
SCENE IV	110
SCENE V	111
FERDINAND, the PRESIDENT	111
SCENE VI	114
— A magnificent Saloon in LADY MILFORD'S House	114
Enter LADY MILFORD and SOPHIA	114
LADY MILFORD, SOPHIA, a SERVANT	116
SCENE VII	117
LADY MILFORD, LOUISA	117
LOUISA enters timidly, and remains standing at a great distance from LADY MILFORD, who has turned her back towards her, and for some time watches her attentively in the opposite looking-glass. After a pause	117
SCENE VIII	126
LADY MILFORD alone, in extreme agitation, gazing on the door by which LOUISA left. At length she recovers from her stupor	126
SCENE IX	127
LADY MILFORD, an ATTENDANT, SOPHIA, afterwards the MARSHAL,	127
and then SERVANTS	127
ACT V	132
SCENE I	132
— Twilight; a room in MILLER'S house	132
LOUISA sits silent and motionless in a dark corner of the room, her head reclining upon her hand. After a long pause, MILLER enters with a lantern, the light of which he casts anxiously round the chamber, without observing LOUISA, he then puts his hat on the table, and sets down the lantern	132
LOUISA, MILLER	132
SCENE II	140
The former; FERDINAND	140
SCENE III	146
FERDINAND and MILLER	146
They both pace up and down without speaking, on opposite sides of the room, for some minutes	146
SCENE IV	148
FERDINAND alone	148
SCENE V	149
MILLER returning, and FERDINAND	149
SCENE VI	154
SCENE VII	156
FERDINAND and LOUISA	156
LOUISA re-enters slowly with the light, places it on the table, and stops on the opposite side of the room, her eyes fixed on the ground, except when she raises them to him with timid, stolen glances. He stands opposite, looking steadfastly on the earth — a long and deep silence	156
SCENE VIII	166
FERDINAND, the PRESIDENT, WORM, and SERVANTS, who all rush in alarm	166
into the room. Afterwards MILLER, with a crowd, and OFFICERS of justice, who assemble in the background	166

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DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

PRESIDENT VON WALTER, Prime Minister in the Court of a German Prince.

FERDINAND, his son; a Major in the Army; in love with Louisa Miller.

BARON VON KALB, Court Marshal (or Chamberlain).

WORM, Private Secretary to the President.

MILLER, the Town Musician, and Teacher of Music.

MRS. MILLER, his wife.

LOUISA, the daughter of Miller, in love with Ferdinand.

LADY MILFORD, the Prince's Mistress.

SOPHY, attendant on Lady Milford.

An old Valet in the service of the Prince.

Officers, Attendants, etc.

ACT I.

SCENE I.

MILLER — MRS. MILLER.

MILLER (walking quickly up and down the room). Once for all! The affair is becoming serious. My daughter and the baron will soon be the town-talk — my house lose its character — the president will get wind of it, and — the short and long of the matter is, I'll show the younker the door.

MRS MILLER. You did not entice him to your house — did not thrust your daughter upon him!

MILLER. Didn't entice him to my house — didn't thrust the girl upon him! Who'll believe me? I was master of my own house. I ought to have taken more care of my daughter. I should have bundled the major out at once, or have gone straight to his excellency, his papa, and disclosed all. The young baron will get off merely with a snubbing, I know that well enough, and all the blame will fall upon the fiddler.

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