”THE REVENGE”

Aleksander Fredro

” ”The Revenge” The Revenge” – one of the – one of the most popular most popular comedies by comedies by Aleksander Aleksander Fredro.Fredro.- Published in - Published in 1838 in Lvov.1838 in Lvov.

A manuscript of The Revenge A manuscript of The Revenge by Aleksander Fredro by Aleksander Fredro

What inspired What inspired Fredro to write Fredro to write ”The Revenge”? ”The Revenge”?

Documents found in the castle of Odrzykoń

They described the story of two They described the story of two quarrelling co-owners of the castle – quarrelling co-owners of the castle –

Piotr Firlej and Jan SkotnickiPiotr Firlej and Jan Skotnicki

Their long lasting quarrel Their long lasting quarrel ended only when Firlej’s ended only when Firlej’s son married Skotnicki’s son married Skotnicki’s

daughterdaughter

At first the At first the author set the author set the

plot in his times.plot in his times.

The main The main characters were: characters were:

•BaronBaron•KiełbikKiełbik•RublowaRublowa•PapkiewiczPapkiewicz

Only in the second version of the Only in the second version of the play do we find well-know names play do we find well-know names

and the plot is transferred and the plot is transferred several decades earliner, several decades earliner,

””The Revenge” is about Cześnik The Revenge” is about Cześnik and Rejent who live in the same and Rejent who live in the same

castle. castle.

They are constantly at variance, They are constantly at variance, they try to take revenge on each they try to take revenge on each

other, thus the title.other, thus the title.

Main Main characterscharacters

CześnikCześnik•Short-tempered, Short-tempered, violent, but violent, but honest and frankhonest and frank•Wants to many Wants to many PodstolinaPodstolina

•Klara is his Klara is his nieceniece

•Favourite Favourite phrase:phrase: Mocium Panie Mocium Panie (Your Grace !)(Your Grace !)

RejentRejent

•Silent, cunning Silent, cunning and perverseand perverse

•A widowerA widower

•He pretends to He pretends to be godly, be godly, saying:saying:„„Let the Let the heaven’s will heaven’s will be done, we be done, we should always should always agree with it”agree with it”

PapkinPapkin

•The funniest The funniest character of character of the play the play

•A minor gentleman telling lies A minor gentleman telling lies about his lifeabout his life

•In love with KlaraIn love with Klara

PodstolinaPodstolina

•A triple windowA triple window

•Is to marry Is to marry CześnikCześnik

•Formerly in love Formerly in love with Wacławwith Wacław

•Klara’s guardianKlara’s guardian

WacławWacław• Brave and Brave and

resourcefulresourceful

• In love with In love with KlaraKlara

• Rejent’s sonRejent’s son

• He was able to He was able to assess his assess his father’s father’s behavoir behavoir

KlarKlaraa

• Prudent and Prudent and emotionally emotionally stablestable

• Attractive, Attractive, sought-after by sought-after by Wacław and Wacław and PapkinPapkin

• Cześnik’s nieceCześnik’s niece

• Wise and has a Wise and has a sense of humor sense of humor

Production:Sonia Olechnowicz

andKarolina Dziuba

Music by Wojciech Kilar

from the movie „Zemsta”

Sources:pl.wikipedia.orgwww.google.pl

www.archiwa.gov.plwww.filmweb.pl