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Esther

Esther

Von: Jean Racine
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Esther — the first of Racine's two sacred dramas — is a tragedy in the Aristotelian acceptation of the term, as being concerned with a great and noble action, and calculated to excite generous pity and fear, though the denouement is a happy one for the heroine and her compatriots. It was composed by Racine when he was in his fiftieth year, and acted at the Maison de Saint Cyr in 1689. The incidents are in strict accordance with the Biblical narrative. In " Esther " Racine for the first time introduces a Chorus, as in the ancient Greek drama, whose songs set to music by Moreau gratefully relieved the monotony of the somewhat stilted dialogue. The unity of place is, moreover, observed less rigidly than usual, a change of scene (though still within the limits of the royal palace) accompanying the rise of the curtain for each of the three Acts. (Summary by the translator) Cast List Prologue(Piety): Alan Mapstone Esther(Queen of Persia): ShrimpPhish Ahasuerus(King of Persia): Algy Pug Mordecai: Alan Mapstone Haman: Papa Phish Zeresh: Inkell Hydaspes: Greg Giordano Asaph: Beeswaxcandle Elizabeth: Sonali Ekka A Jewish Maiden: Agnes Robert Behr Another Maiden: Inkell Another Maiden: Jessie Percival Youngest Maiden: Rapunzelina Stage Directions: Larry WilsonCopyright Tragedy Genre Kunst Sozialwissenschaften Welt
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