Read The Joy of Living (Es Lebe Das Leben)

The Joy of Living (Es Lebe Das Leben)

Hermann Sudermann

4.9/5 (16637 ratings)

Description:Fifteen years before the opening of the play, the Countess Beata and Baron Richard were lovers. Richard becomes her husband's intimate friend, and though their love does not cease the liaison is broken off. Beata's influence inspires Richard's ambition, and as the play opens she has induced her husband, a man of mediocre intelligence, to resign his seat in the Reichstag in favor of the brilliant Count Richard. During the political campaign, Richard's opponent, a former secretary, brings to light the secret of their past. Duty to their party forbids the public scandal of the divorce court or the duel for the outraged husband; the men ask Richard's young son what should be done in such a case, and he, not knowing he is judging his father, replies that "a man of honor would be more eager to give his life than the husband could possibly be to take it." It is understood by the two men, and guessed by Beata, that Richard will commit suicide. The party leaders call on Richard to make a speech against divorce upon the sanctity of the marriage bond. Beata makes him promise to attend a political luncheon she and her husband give the day following the speech for the sake of appearances. At the luncheon Beata proposes a toast to the joy of living. Taking an overdose of her heart medicine which she has dropped unobserved into her glass she asks "which of us really dares to live?" and answers "the only living soul among you, I drink to the joy of living." The guests believe that she has succumbed to heart disease, but she has left a letter of explanation for her husband. "I see that someone must pay the penalty -- better I than he. He has his world before him -- I have lived my life.... He cannot die without causing the scandal you have been so anxious to avert. I have always loved happiness, and I find happiness in doing this for his sake and the children's and yours."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Joy of Living (Es Lebe Das Leben). To get started finding The Joy of Living (Es Lebe Das Leben), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 204

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: 1902

ISBN: V5InAAAAMAAJ

Description: Fifteen years before the opening of the play, the Countess Beata and Baron Richard were lovers. Richard becomes her husband's intimate friend, and though their love does not cease the liaison is broken off. Beata's influence inspires Richard's ambition, and as the play opens she has induced her husband, a man of mediocre intelligence, to resign his seat in the Reichstag in favor of the brilliant Count Richard. During the political campaign, Richard's opponent, a former secretary, brings to light the secret of their past. Duty to their party forbids the public scandal of the divorce court or the duel for the outraged husband; the men ask Richard's young son what should be done in such a case, and he, not knowing he is judging his father, replies that "a man of honor would be more eager to give his life than the husband could possibly be to take it." It is understood by the two men, and guessed by Beata, that Richard will commit suicide. The party leaders call on Richard to make a speech against divorce upon the sanctity of the marriage bond. Beata makes him promise to attend a political luncheon she and her husband give the day following the speech for the sake of appearances. At the luncheon Beata proposes a toast to the joy of living. Taking an overdose of her heart medicine which she has dropped unobserved into her glass she asks "which of us really dares to live?" and answers "the only living soul among you, I drink to the joy of living." The guests believe that she has succumbed to heart disease, but she has left a letter of explanation for her husband. "I see that someone must pay the penalty -- better I than he. He has his world before him -- I have lived my life.... He cannot die without causing the scandal you have been so anxious to avert. I have always loved happiness, and I find happiness in doing this for his sake and the children's and yours."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Joy of Living (Es Lebe Das Leben). To get started finding The Joy of Living (Es Lebe Das Leben), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

The Joy of Living (Es Lebe Das Leben)

The Joy of Living (Es Lebe Das Leben)

More Books

Puntea Pisicilor

Puntea Pisicilor

The Wish

The Wish

Die Ehre by Hermann Sudermann (2016-01-17)

Die Ehre by Hermann Sudermann (2016-01-17)

»Ein Therapeut von Gottes Gnaden«: Wilhelm Fliess im Briefwechsel mit Hermann Sudermann (1884-1887)

»Ein Therapeut von Gottes Gnaden«: Wilhelm Fliess im Briefwechsel mit Hermann Sudermann (1884-1887)

Sodoms Ende: Drama in Fünf Akten (Classic Reprint) (German Edition)

Sodoms Ende: Drama in Fünf Akten (Classic Reprint) (German Edition)

L'honneur ; Magda : pièces / Hermann Sudermann ; traduites de l'allemand par M. Rémon et N. Valentin Volume 1 1902 [Leather Bound]

L'honneur ; Magda : pièces / Hermann Sudermann ; traduites de l'allemand par M. Rémon et N. Valentin Volume 1 1902 [Leather Bound]

Auf der Sonnenseite: Erzählungen Und Skizzen Von Heinrich Seidel, Hermann Sudermann, Emil Frommel, Und Nataly Von Eschstruth (German Edition)

Auf der Sonnenseite: Erzählungen Und Skizzen Von Heinrich Seidel, Hermann Sudermann, Emil Frommel, Und Nataly Von Eschstruth (German Edition)

Im Zwielicht. Zwanglose Geschichten von Hermann Sudermann. 1904 [Leather Bound]

Im Zwielicht. Zwanglose Geschichten von Hermann Sudermann. 1904 [Leather Bound]

Kelionė į Tilžę

Kelionė į Tilžę