Project Gutenberg 2019-09-25 Public domain in the USA. 213 Hugo, Victor 1802 1885 Hugo, Victor Marie, comte Hugo, Víctor Ruy Blas: Drame Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruy_Blas Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruy_Blas Produced by Ramon Pajares Box and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Ruy Blas: Drame" by Victor Hugo is a play written in the early 19th century. The story revolves around complex themes of love, ambition, and social status, focusing on the protagonist Ruy Blas, a lowly servant who finds himself embroiled in court intrigues due to his passionate love for the queen of Spain. As a representative of the common people, Ruy Blas faces societal constraints, revealing the disparities between social classes and the corruption within the Spanish nobility. The opening of the play introduces the audience to the character of Don Salluste, a disgraced nobleman plotting his revenge against the queen who has exiled him. He enlists the help of Ruy Blas, who, though a servant, is depicted as a man of depth and passion, caught between his low status and his feelings for the queen. Throughout the beginning, there is a vivid juxtaposition between the lavish world of the nobility and the everyday struggles of the common people, setting the stage for themes of political and personal conflict that will unfold in the narrative. We also get glimpses of Ruy Blas's inner turmoil, as he reflects on his social position and the love that torments him, drawing the audience into the drama of human emotions against the backdrop of societal strife. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Love -- Drama French drama -- 19th century Revenge -- Drama Madrid (Spain) -- Drama Indentured servants -- Drama Mariana, de Neoburgo, Queen, consort of Charles II, King of Spain, 1667-1740 -- Drama Spain -- History -- Charles II, 1665-1700 -- Drama PQ Text FR Théâtre Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: French Literature 342243 2025-06-24T06:19:18.212243 text/html 323058 2024-10-17T13:58:53 text/html 250575 2025-06-24T06:19:29.344237 application/epub+zip 249639 2025-06-24T06:19:20.387237 application/epub+zip 204994 2025-06-24T06:19:19.325233 application/epub+zip 346546 2025-06-24T06:19:34.849199 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354402 2025-06-24T06:19:28.214215 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309916 2022-09-27T09:08:02.377915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246118 2025-06-24T06:19:15.205296 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226272 2024-10-17T13:58:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19187 2025-06-24T06:19:35.952141 application/rdf+xml 23974 2025-06-24T06:19:19.454220 image/jpeg 3723 2025-06-24T06:19:19.389256 image/jpeg 198860 2025-06-24T06:19:18.246242 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