Falgardo's Wedding

Author: (French) Beaumarchais
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: The Marriage of Figaro is a work by the renowned French playwright Beaumarchais. In this play, the representative of the licentious and corrupt feudal lords, Count Almaviva, attempts to restore the right of the first night, which he had previously abandoned. The representative of the third estate, Figaro, and his fiancée Susanna, fight against him with outstanding wisdom and extraordinary courage. The play ends with Figaro's victory and the Count's miserable defeat. The play was adapted into an opera and became widely known all over the world, with Figaro becoming a typical figure of the lower class in world literature.