Project Gutenberg 2025-01-29 Public domain in the USA. 165 Hauptmann, Gerhart 1862 1946 Hauptmann, Gerhart Johann Robert Achurch, Janet Wheeler, C. E. Das Friedensfest. English The coming of peace (A family catastrophe) $aLondon :$bDuckworth & Co., $c1900. Modern plays; edited by R. Brimley Johnson and N. Erichsen. Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Coming of Peace: A Family Catastrophe" by Gerhart Hauptmann is a modern play likely written in the late 19th century. This work focuses on the complex and tumultuous interactions within the Scholz family as they prepare for a Christmas gathering, revealing their internal struggles and relational tensions. The play delves into themes of familial strife, reconciliation, and the heavy burdens of the past that each character must navigate. The opening of the play introduces us to a fraught Christmas Eve at the Scholz family home. Characters such as Mrs. Scholz, who portrays an anxious and restless mother, and Dr. Fritz Scholz, a father burdened by his past, set the tone for a gathering clouded by unresolved tensions. There is an impending arrival of the couple’s estranged son, William, alongside his siblings who exhibit a mix of emotions ranging from excitement to dread. As each character interacts, their distinct personalities and grievances surface, hinting at a deeper family conflict that has led to years of estrangement. The scene is rich with tension, foreshadowing the emotional turmoil and potential for reconciliation that will unfold as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/comingofpeaceafa00haupiala/page/n5/mode/2up 20220313191144hauptman 1900 GB Reading ease score: 86.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Christmas plays German drama -- Translations into English PT Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: German Literature 231655 2025-06-29T14:31:40.141286 text/html 206876 2025-01-29T17:19:18 text/html 294511 2025-06-29T14:31:46.515265 application/epub+zip 295023 2025-06-29T14:31:41.802267 application/epub+zip 275353 2025-06-29T14:31:40.892238 application/epub+zip 1065065 2025-06-29T14:31:49.121214 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1042114 2025-06-29T14:31:45.820234 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149372 2025-06-29T14:31:38.925258 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 129342 2025-01-29T17:19:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16825 2025-06-29T14:31:49.268193 application/rdf+xml 22266 2025-06-29T14:31:41.206247 image/jpeg 2900 2025-06-29T14:31:41.048236 image/jpeg 892041 2025-06-29T14:31:40.167283 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 de.wikipedia