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Albert Gonsalves's alcoholism and gambling impoverish his family. Though his wife Gertrude foresees the damage and remains devoted to him, Albert's vices and gambling companions culminate in the death of his young son and a tragic family crisis.
Jakki, an educated Kunbi denied white-collar work, accepts a loan to marry Puddu on condition that they become Arius’s vassals if he defaults. A corrupt secretary and the devil-like lender threaten the couple, whose faith and resolve defeat them; the play also depicts caste and social reform in Goa.
Jakki leases a rice field through Roque, Arius’s agent, but pests destroy the crop before payment is due. When Roque sues, Jakki’s lawyer son Caetano argues the failed harvest voids the obligation, and Arius vanishes through a trapdoor after the case turns against him.
Wealthy landowner Leopold falls in love with poor laborer's daughter Carolina and rejects his mother's class prejudice to marry her. After Anjela tries to evict the couple and contracts an illness, Carolina cares for her and apparently dies after becoming infected; the play argues for the dignity of labor across class lines.
Albert Gonsalves's alcoholism and gambling impoverish his family. Though his wife Gertrude foresees the damage and remains devoted to him, Albert's vices and gambling companions culminate in the death of his young son and a tragic family crisis.
Jakki, an educated Kunbi denied white-collar work, accepts a loan to marry Puddu on condition that they become Arius’s vassals if he defaults. A corrupt secretary and the devil-like lender threaten the couple, whose faith and resolve defeat them; the play also depicts caste and social reform in Goa.
Jakki leases a rice field through Roque, Arius’s agent, but pests destroy the crop before payment is due. When Roque sues, Jakki’s lawyer son Caetano argues the failed harvest voids the obligation, and Arius vanishes through a trapdoor after the case turns against him.
Wealthy landowner Leopold falls in love with poor laborer's daughter Carolina and rejects his mother's class prejudice to marry her. After Anjela tries to evict the couple and contracts an illness, Carolina cares for her and apparently dies after becoming infected; the play argues for the dignity of labor across class lines.