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

Servants run across the stage full of terror. The whole scene must be spoken entirely without pauses.

Seni. (from the gallery) Oh, bloody, frightful deed!

Countess. What is it, Seni?

PAGE (from the gallery). Oh, piteous sight!

[Other servants hasten in with torches.

Countess. What is it? For God's sake!

Seni. And do you ask? Within the duke lies murdered--and your husband Assassinated at the castle.

[The COUNTESS stands motionless.

FEMALE SERVANT (rushing across the stage). Help! help! the duchess!

Burgomaster. (enters) What mean these confused Loud cries that wake the sleepers of this house?

Gordon. Your house is cursed to all eternity. In your house doth the duke lie murdered!

BURGOMASTER (rushing out) Heaven forbid!

FIRST SERVANT. Fly! fly! they murder us all!

SECOND SERVANT (carrying silver-plate). That way! the lower Passages are blocked up.

VOICE (from behind the scene). Make room for the lieutenant-general!

[At these words the COUNTESS starts from her stupor, collects herself, and retires suddenly.

VOICE (from behind the scene). Keep back the people! Guard the door!

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