The Broken Jug by Heinrich von Kleist

The Broken Jug by Heinrich von Kleist

It was fun

 

I have been through a series of comedies, some of which have disappointed.

The Broken Jug was good entertainment.

The premise is rather ludicrous.

And it is somewhat apparent in the title.

Although the broken jug is a symbol for something more meaningful that is lost, if not broken- Eve’s virginity.

She is a simple girl pursued by a villainous judge, called Adam…what else.

Even if the stories we hear in our news are different from this escapade, where I live we hear bad things about judges.

The other day, I took a photo of a car with a parking permit for the High Court of Justice, which had just smashed a granite pillar, on the main avenue of the capital.

A number of judges have been arrested for drinking, corruption and other crimes.

One of these judges even jumped the fence in pajamas and run away, when Special Forces came to his house to take him in for investigations.

In the meantime he was sentenced to …22 years of jail, for other crimes, on top of running away trying to escape from getting arrested.

In the Broken Jug, the vicious judge imagines a plot, whereby he will convince Eve that she has to give in to him.

Ruprecht is the young man who loves Eve and his love is shared.

To manipulate Eve, Adam fakes a letter that is supposed to call for Ruprecht to be consigned into the army and sent away.

And not just away, but to the Far Indies.

Eve would try anything to keep her love away from the army and this very distant destination.

What is interesting in this comedy is the presence of a kind of overseer.

I was under the impression that judges all over the world, except for dictatorships, answer to some Council or superior body for justice.

Being independent from parliament and the executive power would give them a freedom and independence necessary to make justice.

In this play, we have a kind of inspector, called Walter, who has a kind of positive role in making light and finding the truth.

Adam makes every effort to conceal his misadventures, even when faced with hard evidence that incriminates him.

A wig that belonged to him is found near the place of the crime, footsteps from there to his house prove again his guilt.

But he insists that he is innocent and uses the most outrageous lies:

-          I gave the wig to Ruprecht. It was him. He is guilty!

-          You are lying, Ruprecht was not even in town at the time of the crime

Eve is giving the whole game away, frustrated by all the lying and the prospect of a sentence against the man she loves.

To learn what happens, you must read this rather entertaining play.

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