LITERATURE QUESTIONS
RESTORATION EIGHTEENTH CENTURY DRAMA
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He petitions the king to put a stop to the proceedings.
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He hires a lawyer who prevents the wedding.
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He knows about the prince’s many affairs and threatens to blackmail him.
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He stabs and kills his daughter.
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He kidnaps his daughter and takes her back home.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Act Two, Emilia tells her mother Claudia that the Prince made advances to her in church. Claudia orders her not to tell Appiani or Odoardo about this, and Emilia obeys. Marinelli tries to persuade Appiani to go away on a journey, but Appiani does not fall for the ruse.
Detailed explanation-2: -Set in Italy, Emilia Galotti tells the story of a virtuous young woman of the bourgeoisie. The absolutist prince of Guastalla, Hettore Gonzaga, becomes obsessed with the idea of making Emilia his lover after their first meeting.
Detailed explanation-3: -Emilia Galotti is a German tragedy that focuses on the power and destruction of love. The play also explores the themes of the rising middle classes during the time of Enlightenment, and the subjugation and objectification of women.