Play on Words

full length · drama

The Death of Wallenstein

by Friedrich Schiller · translated by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

24 roles (0M / 0F / 24 any) · approx 203–281 minutes · 5 acts

Royalty-free Public domain — free to read, perform, and adapt. No licence needed.

Characters

Wallenstein lead 259 speeches
Butler supporting 161 speeches
Countess supporting 120 speeches
Thekla supporting 85 speeches
Octavio supporting 77 speeches
Gordon supporting 76 speeches
Terzky supporting 70 speeches
Illo supporting 64 speeches
Max minor 44 speeches
Duchess minor 42 speeches
Devereux minor 41 speeches
Neubrunn minor 28 speeches
Macdonald minor 26 speeches
Wrangel minor 26 speeches
Isolani minor 20 speeches
Anspessade minor 17 speeches
Captain minor 14 speeches
Seni minor 12 speeches
Burgomaster minor 6 speeches
Rosenberg minor 6 speeches
Groom Of The Chamber minor 4 speeches
Third Cuirassier minor 3 speeches
Both minor 3 speeches
Servant minor 3 speeches

Read the play

To these enter the DUCHESS, who rushes into the chamber; THEKLA and the COUNTESS follow her.

Duchess. O Albrecht! What hast thou done?

Wallenstein. And now comes this beside.

Countess. Forgive me, brother! It was not in my power-- They know all.

Duchess. What hast thou done?

Countess. (to TERZKY) Is there no hope? Is all lost utterly?

Terzky. All lost. No hope. Prague in the emperor's hands, The soldiery have taken their oaths anew.

Countess. That lurking hypocrite, Octavio! Count Max. is off too.

Terzky. Where can he be? He's Gone over to the emperor with his father.

[THEKLA rushes out into the arms of her mother, hiding her face in her bosom.

Duchess. (enfolding her in her arms) Unhappy child! and more unhappy mother!

Wallenstein. (aside to TERZKY) Quick! Let a carriage stand in readiness In the court behind the palace. Scherfenberg, Be their attendant; he is faithful to us. To Egra he'll conduct them, and we follow. [To ILLO, who returns. Thou hast not brought them back?

Illo. Hear'st thou the uproar? The whole corps of the Pappenheimers is Drawn out: the younger Piccolomini, Their colonel, they require: for they affirm, That he is in the palace here, a prisoner; And if thou dost not instantly deliver him, They will find means to free him with the sword.

[All stand amazed.

Terzky. What shall we make of this?

Wallenstein. Said I not so? O my prophetic heart! he is still here. He has not betrayed me--he could not betray me. I never doubted of it.

Countess. If he be Still here, then all goes well; for I know what [Embracing THEKLA. Will keep him here forever.

Terzky. It can't be. His father has betrayed us, is gone over To the emperor--the son could not have ventured To stay behind.

Thekla. (her eye fixed on the door) There he is!

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