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    Amelia
    Amelia
    Amelia
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    Amelia

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    François-Marie Arouet wrote under the nom de plume of Voltaire, and produced works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays, and historical and scientific works. This tragedy is founded on historical truth. A duke of Brittany, in the year 1387, commanded the lord of Bavalan to assassinate the constable of Clisson: Bavalan, the day after, told the duke it was done: the duke becoming sensible of the horror of his crime, and apprehensive of the fatal consequences of it, abandoned himself to the most violent despair: Bavalan, after giving him time to repent, at length told him that he had loved him well enough to disobey his orders.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWilder Publications, Inc.
    Release dateJun 10, 2015
    ISBN9781627557610
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    Voltaire

    Born in Paris in 1694, François-Marie Arouet, who would later go by the nom-de-plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment philosopher, poet, historian, and author. Voltaire’s writing was often controversial, and in 1715 he was sent into his first exile in Tulle after a writing a satirical piece about the Duke of Orleans, the Regent of France. It was during this time that he produced his first major work, the play Oedipus. Although allowed to return to Paris a year later, Voltaire’s writing continued to land him in trouble. He was jailed in the Bastille two more times and was exiled from Paris for a good portion of his life. Throughout these troubles, Voltaire continued to write, producing works of poetry, a number of plays, and some historical and political texts. His most famous work is the satirical novel Candide, and many of his plays, including Oedipus and Socrates, are still performed today. Voltaire died in 1778.

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      Amelia - Voltaire

      Amelia

      Voltaire

      Translation by William F. Fleming

      Wilder Publications, Inc.

      Copyright © 2014

      All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever.

      Manufactured in the United States of America

      10   9   8   7   6   5   4   3   2   1

      ISBN 978-1-62755-761-0

      CONTENTS

      Dramatis Personæ

      Act I

      Act II

      Act III

      Act IV

      Act V

      Amelia

      Contents

      Dramatis Personæ

      Act I

      Act II

      Act III

      Act IV

      Act V

      Dramatis Personæ

      The Duke of Foix.

      Amelia.

      Vamir, Brother to the Duke of Foix.

      Lisois.

      Thais, Confidante of Amelia.

      Emar, Friend of Vamir.

      This tragedy is founded on historical truth. A duke of Brittany, in the year 1387, commanded the lord of Bavalan to assassinate the constable of Clisson: Bavalan, the day after, told the duke it was done: the duke becoming sensible of the horror of his crime, and apprehensive of the fatal consequences of it, abandoned himself to the most violent despair: Bavalan, after giving him time to repent, at length told him that he had loved him well enough to disobey his orders, etc.

      The action is transported to another age and country for particular reasons.

      ACT I.

      SCENE I.

      Amelia, Lisois.

      Lisois: Permit a soldier, in this seat of war, To steal a moment from the battle’s rage, And greet the fair Amelia; to the king Thy noble heart is bound, I know, by ties Of dearest friendship; long and faithfully Hath Lisois served the valiant duke of Foix Who holds thee here a prisoner: well I know The violence of his passion for Amelia, Foresee the dreadful consequence, and come, With all the warmth of friendship, to advise And to consult, to lay my heart before thee Perhaps ’tis not unworthy of thy notice.

      Amelia: The seal of truth is ever on thy lips, I know thy firm integrity; whate’er Thou sayest, I shall believe.

      Lisois: Know then, though long I’ve served the duke with most unwearied zeal, Through years of peril, and unnumbered toils, Yet could I ne’er approve the fatal league That bound him to the Moor, and took from France The noblest of her princes; in these days Of public discord, I have ranged myself Beneath no banners but what honor raised, And followed but the dictates of my heart: Not that, the slave of prejudice, my soul Is blind to all the errors of a friend; With grief I see the duke’s impatient warmth, The impetuous ardor of his boiling youth, I cannot shut my eyes against his follies: Ofttimes the torrent which I strive to stop Mocks my weak power, and throws down all before it; But he has virtues that will recompense His worst of faults: if we must follow none But perfect princes, whose unbiassed hearts Are free from every vice, and every weakness, Whom shall we serve? I love the duke; and yet ’Tis with regret I draw the hostile sword ’Gainst France: I wish he could be reconciled.

      Amelia: If that could e’er be done, thy influence best Might reunite them: if he loves his glory, Sure this misguided prince will listen to thee. How fatal has his error been!

      Lisois: In vain I’ve tried to bend his haughty spirit;

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