Play on Words

full length · drama

Fiesco; or, the Genoese Conspiracy: A Tragedy

by Friedrich Schiller

24 roles (0M / 0F / 24 any) · approx 168–232 minutes · 5 acts

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

Characters

Fiesco lead 312 speeches
Moor supporting 112 speeches
Verrina supporting 107 speeches
Gianettino supporting 87 speeches
Bourgognino supporting 69 speeches
Leonora supporting 64 speeches
Calcagno supporting 61 speeches
Julia minor 52 speeches
Zenturione minor 50 speeches
Lomellino minor 48 speeches
Zibo minor 42 speeches
Bertha minor 37 speeches
Sacco minor 25 speeches
Arabella minor 17 speeches
Andreas minor 17 speeches
Asserato minor 15 speeches
German minor 10 speeches
All minor 9 speeches
Mask minor 7 speeches
Rosa minor 5 speeches
Romano minor 5 speeches
Sentinel minor 5 speeches
Sentinels minor 4 speeches
Sentinels At The Gate minor 3 speeches

Read the play

The former, ZIBO entering.

Zibo. A friend of Lavagna.

Zenturione. Zibo, where are we?

Zibo. What mean you?

Zenturione. Look around you, Zibo.

Zibo. Where? What?

Zenturione. All the doors are guarded!

Zibo. Here are arms----

Zenturione. No one that will answer----

Zibo. 'Tis strange!

Zenturione. What is it o'clock?

Zibo. Past eight.

Zenturione. How bitter cold it is!

Zibo. Eight was the hour appointed.

Zenturione. (shaking his head) 'Tis not all as it should be here.

Zibo. Fiesco means to jest with us----

Zenturione. To-morrow will be the ducal election. Zibo, all's not right here, depend upon it.

Zibo. Hush! hush!

Zenturione. The right wing of the palace is full of lights.

Zibo. Do you hear nothing?

Zenturione. A confused murmuring within--and----

Zibo. The sound of clattering arms----

Zenturione. Horrible! horrible!

Zibo. A carriage--it stops at the gate!

Sentinels At The Gate. (calling out) Who goes there?

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