

The main character, “Don Juan,” or “El Burlador,” is someone who knows that he has to destroy social mechanics that are terribly aggressive towards the sexual freedom of the female body. The work looks at the violence towards society and, more specifically, at violence exerted on the body of women. The play talks about desire and how it has been repressed for centuries. He dedicates himself to outsmarting all ladies he thinks he can possess by using tricks, seducing and teasing them, and dishonoring women. He is a libertine who believes in divine justice. “Don Juan” personifies a Sevillian legend that inspired influential artists like Molière, Lord Byron, and many other authors.

It was born in Spain at the beginning of the 17th century and had more than 2000 rewritings, revisions, approximations, parodies, satires, and artistic creations. “There is no deadline that is not fulfilled or debt that is not paid.”Įl Burlador de Sevilla is a play that, for the first time, includes the myth of Don Juan, which is undoubtedly the most universal character in Spanish theatre. “El burlador de Sevilla” - Tirso de Molina Definitely, a Spanish play that everyone should know of. Miguel de Cervantes was among the first writers, if not the first, to work on what is known as the psychological development of characters, another key element to the success of the modern novel. He had an employee whom he called Sancho Panza, who lived many adventures together. He intended to help the poor and disadvantaged people while winning the love of the supposed Dulcinea del Toboso, who is actually a peasant named Aldonza Lorenzo.

He named himself Don Quijote de la Mancha. The ingenious Don Quijote de la Mancha narrates the adventures of Alonso Quijano, a poor nobleman. It was published more than 400 years ago and remains a relevant book today since it is considered a classic of the Spanish language and one of the greatest books in the history of humankind. It represented the first modern and polyphonic novel influencing the whole genre in Universal Literature. The one and only, the OG, the main one, and THE PLAY avobe all plays… Don Quijote de la Mancha is the first work that genuinely demystifies and satirizes chivalric novels, a model of literature that had been used for many years. Too much sanity may be madness - and maddest of all: to see life as it is, and not as it should be!” To surrender dreams - this may be madness. “When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Perhaps to be too practical is madness. “Don Quijote de la Mancha” - Miguel de Cervantes “Luces de bohemia” - Ramón María del Valle-Inclánġ. “Bodas de sangre” - Federico García Lorca “La vida es sueño” - Pedro Calderón de la Barca “La Casa de Bernarda Alba” - Federico García Lorca
