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Schiller's play of 1800 pits Mary Queen of Scots against her rival Elizabeth of England. The meeting never happened, but Goethe claimed 'It will be good to see those whores alongside each other.' Schiller's Mary redeems her youthful crimes through an ordeal that lifts her into... Read Full Overview

Schiller was profoundly shaken by the failure of the French Revolution and devoted many of his greatest works to debating the true nature of freedom. Here, in scenes alternating between the palace of Westminster and the prison at Fotheringhay, he shows us a captive heroine rising... Read Full Overview

'Scotland may be a savage nation, Lady, but the English wash their hands in blood.'

Mary Stuart (German: Maria Stuart) is a verse play by Friedrich Schiller that depicts the last days of Mary, Queen of Scots. The play consists of five acts, each divided into several scenes. The play had its premi re in Weimar, Germany on 14 June 1800. The play formed the basis... Read Full Overview

Mar a Estuardo, es un drama compuesto en cinco actos basado en los ltimos d as de vida de Mar a I de Escocia.

Friedrich Schillers "Maria Stuart: Ein Trauerspiel" entfaltet das tragische Schicksal der schottischen K nigin Maria, die als Gefangene ihrer Rivalin Elisabeth I. gefangen gehalten wird. Das Werk besticht durch seinen lyrischen Stil und die tiefgr ndige Analyse von Macht, Ehre... Read Full Overview

Many have told the tragic tale of Mary Queen of Scots - it is irresistible - but none more powerfully than Friedrich Schiller. Like Mary Stuart herself and the legends which pursued her to her death, Schiller's drama continues to captivate the modern imagination nearly two centuries... Read Full Overview

P'esa velikogo nemeckogo dramaturga F.Shillera na sjuzhet iz istorii Anglii 16 veka napisana v 1801 godu i vot uzhe na protjazhenii dvuh stoletij ne shodit so scenicheskih podmostkov vsego mira, vnov' i vnov' predlagaja avtorskuju traktovku davnih sobytij. P'esa "Marija Stjuart"... Read Full Overview

Mar a Estuardo (en alem n: Maria Stuart) es una obra de Schiller escrita en el a o de 1800. Es un drama compuesto en cinco actos basado en los ltimos d as de vida de Mar a I de Escocia. Su estreno se celebr el 14 de junio de 1800 en el teatro de la corte de Weimar, Alemania... Read Full Overview

Nadie menos que Fiedrich von Schiller, animado por el caracter stico esp ritu rom ntico, se tom la libertad de provocar un encuentro entre las reinas Mar a Estuardo e Isabel I, algo que nunca lleg a ocurrir. En el presente caso, desaparecen los episodios sentimentales y se... Read Full Overview

Mar a Estuardo esta presa en al castillo de Talbot, por ser un peligro a la corona de Isabel y culpada de la muerte de su esposo Lord Darnley. Privada de lujos, expectante por el resultado de su juicio, no aceptaba la potestad de la corte y juzgaba que solo Isabel al ser su igual... Read Full Overview

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.