Project Gutenberg 2017-05-11 Public domain in the USA. 169 Sardou, Victorien 1831 1908 Sardou, V. (Victorien) Weissert, Charles A. The Sorceress: A Drama in Five Acts Produced by David Thomas "The Sorceress: A Drama in Five Acts" by Victorien Sardou is a theatrical play written in the early 20th century. The drama revolves around themes of love, bigotry, and persecution set against the backdrop of 16th-century Spain after the Reconquista. The primary characters include Zoraya, a Moorish woman accused of sorcery, and Don Enrique, a Castilian officer who grapples with his feelings for her amidst the societal conflicts of their time. At the start of the play, we are introduced to a tense scene involving the arrest of local peasants, accused of stealing the body of a young Moor, Kalem, who was stoned to death for his forbidden love affair with a Christian girl. Don Enrique, the commander of the archers, intervenes to question the captured peasants, displaying both authority and compassion. We learn of the tensions between Christians and Moors, and the prejudices that lead to accusations of witchcraft. The initial clash sets the stage for the unfolding drama, particularly highlighting the relationship between Enrique and Zoraya, which hints at deeper themes of love and societal boundaries as they navigate their dangerous world together. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en French drama -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 255541 2025-07-22T04:05:46.910910 text/html 238153 2024-10-23T02:05:04 text/html 138806 2025-07-22T04:05:52.361869 application/epub+zip 140565 2025-07-22T04:05:47.754898 application/epub+zip 140564 2025-07-22T04:05:47.262897 application/epub+zip 235528 2025-07-22T04:05:55.028879 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218548 2025-07-22T04:05:51.995828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218691 2022-09-24T22:48:08.304384 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185392 2025-07-22T04:05:45.923877 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 165647 2024-10-23T02:05:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16492 2025-07-22T04:05:55.161811 application/rdf+xml 5919 2025-07-22T04:05:47.455854 image/jpeg 1524 2025-07-22T04:05:47.397861 image/jpeg 132565 2025-07-22T04:05:46.930856 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia