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Tell and his sons happen to pass by the hated cap. When Tell pays no attention to the authority symbol, he is arrested by two guards who try to bind him and lead him to prison....
Plot Summary. Friedrich Schiller’s William Tell is an 1804 German drama based on the legend of Swiss archer William Tell, set against the backdrop of the medieval Swiss movement towards independence from the Habsburg Empire. Schiller, a historian, was inspired by his wife, Lotte, who knew something of Swiss history and legend, to write the play.
Analysis. Criticism. Places Discussed. PDF Cite. *Altdorf. Town in Switzerland’s Uri canton on whose public square people are building a prison fortress under duress, and where William Tell is...
Walter, Tell’s son. He displays his bravery when an apple is placed on his head as his father’s target. Hedwig. Hedwig (HEHD-vihg), Tell’s wife and the daughter of Fürst. Hers is the plight ...
The story focuses on the legendary Swiss marksman William Tell as part of the greater Swiss struggle for independence from the Habsburg Empire in the early 14th century. Gioachino Rossini 's four-act opera Guillaume Tell was written to a French adaptation of Schiller's play.
The play’s underlying theme is the justifiability of violence in political action. The most famous incident in the play is the dramatic moment when, at the governor’s orders, Tell must shoot an arrow from a distance of 70 paces through an apple placed on the head of his son Walter.
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