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The mercurial fashion-merchant widow Lucretia becomes entangled in a love dilemma involving two pairs of siblings; her shifting moods confound those around her.
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The mercurial fashion-merchant widow Lucretia becomes entangled in a love dilemma involving two pairs of siblings; her shifting moods confound those around her.
After studying in Copenhagen, Rasmus Berg returns to rural Denmark insisting on his Latinized name, Erasmus Montanus, and arguing with his family and neighbors through displays of academic logic. His refusal to deny that the Earth is round jeopardizes his engagement to Lisbet, until the townspeople trick him into military service and he recants to escape it.
The five-act comedy centers on Gert, a barber whose incessant talk drives customers from a tavern, prompting its keeper to bring a lawsuit against him. Gert's courtship of an apothecary's daughter is a subplot: her parents favor him, while she loves a young distiller.
Poor Leonard hopes to marry Lucilia, but faces competition from two wealthier, eloquent rivals: soldier Jacob von Thyboe and Styge Stygotius.
Abused peasant Jeppe is sent to buy soap, but the shoemaker’s innkeeper persuades him to spend his money on drink. A baron’s household finds him unconscious, dresses him as a nobleman, and stages a prank that makes Jeppe believe he is the baron. After he is returned to the roadside and later put through a mock trial, Jeppe becomes the village’s laughingstock.
Leander and Leonora meet at a masquerade ball, fall in love, and exchange rings. The next day Leander tells his valet Henrik about his new love, then learns that his parents have arranged for him to marry Leonora, the daughter of Leonard from Slagelse. Leonard complains to Leander’s father that his daughter is in love with someone she met at the masquerade. At a second masquerade, the young lovers’ identities and the arranged match are revealed, resolving the misunderstandings.
Jeronimus, a grumpy old man, refuses to host a Christmas party because he considers the custom tasteless and inappropriate. His sister cannot persuade him, but a master shoemaker's appeal to natural law eventually changes his mind.
Vielgeschrey, a merchant surrounded by constant bustle, believes himself far busier than he is; his compulsive activity leads to a tragicomic fate.
In Holberg’s satirical comedy, a love intrigue unfolds amid servants’ schemes and conflicts among the household, while the candid Philemon’s literary criticism draws opposition from its targets.
A satire inspired by recent political events in Hamburg, ridiculing a group of craftsmen's involvement in politics. The play also treats class conflict and political rebellion with some ambiguity.
The mercurial fashion-merchant widow Lucretia becomes entangled in a love dilemma involving two pairs of siblings; her shifting moods confound those around her.
After studying in Copenhagen, Rasmus Berg returns to rural Denmark insisting on his Latinized name, Erasmus Montanus, and arguing with his family and neighbors through displays of academic logic. His refusal to deny that the Earth is round jeopardizes his engagement to Lisbet, until the townspeople trick him into military service and he recants to escape it.
The five-act comedy centers on Gert, a barber whose incessant talk drives customers from a tavern, prompting its keeper to bring a lawsuit against him. Gert's courtship of an apothecary's daughter is a subplot: her parents favor him, while she loves a young distiller.
Poor Leonard hopes to marry Lucilia, but faces competition from two wealthier, eloquent rivals: soldier Jacob von Thyboe and Styge Stygotius.
Abused peasant Jeppe is sent to buy soap, but the shoemaker’s innkeeper persuades him to spend his money on drink. A baron’s household finds him unconscious, dresses him as a nobleman, and stages a prank that makes Jeppe believe he is the baron. After he is returned to the roadside and later put through a mock trial, Jeppe becomes the village’s laughingstock.
Leander and Leonora meet at a masquerade ball, fall in love, and exchange rings. The next day Leander tells his valet Henrik about his new love, then learns that his parents have arranged for him to marry Leonora, the daughter of Leonard from Slagelse. Leonard complains to Leander’s father that his daughter is in love with someone she met at the masquerade. At a second masquerade, the young lovers’ identities and the arranged match are revealed, resolving the misunderstandings.
Jeronimus, a grumpy old man, refuses to host a Christmas party because he considers the custom tasteless and inappropriate. His sister cannot persuade him, but a master shoemaker's appeal to natural law eventually changes his mind.
Vielgeschrey, a merchant surrounded by constant bustle, believes himself far busier than he is; his compulsive activity leads to a tragicomic fate.
In Holberg’s satirical comedy, a love intrigue unfolds amid servants’ schemes and conflicts among the household, while the candid Philemon’s literary criticism draws opposition from its targets.
A satire inspired by recent political events in Hamburg, ridiculing a group of craftsmen's involvement in politics. The play also treats class conflict and political rebellion with some ambiguity.