Ruy Blas by Victor Hugo (1838) - A Romantic Play

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[...] Don Salluste then threatens Ruy Blas to reveal everything to the queen, and to reveal the ultimate secret. Ruy Blas, honest and upright, bows down because he had promised Don Salluste to swear fidelity to him. We find Ruy Blas later in Don Salluste's house, still as worried about the queen's future. He senses the trap, and asks the queen not to leave her palace under any pretext, which she does not take into account and ends up going to Don Salluste's home under a letter from Don Salluste himself. [...]

[...] Finally, the book ends with another note by Victor Hugo. This note aims to help the reader, or the future actor, in the learning of these texts, and thus allows the latter to better inform himself on the pronunciation of certain words (Italian and Spanish) and therefore to guide the desired mise en scène by the author as much as possible. The book is punctuated with other pages, such as advertising for the editions, and the Pocket formats. I was able to learn, for example, that it was printed on recycled paper, which, in view of my acquaintance with the protection of the planet, reinforces my choice for this edition and not another. [...]

[...] He does not deviate from his principles in any way. I admire him because he always respects his promises, and his loyalty, although subjected to harsh trials, remains intact throughout the play. I really enjoyed this play because it has many twists and turns, and we can see a large number of human personalities. But also because it was able to surprise me and keep me on the edge of my seat, indeed I never would have expected the poisoning suicide of Ruy Blas. [...]

[...] Ruy Blas - Victor Hugo (1838) The book I chose is a play titled Ruy Blas, This is a book by the famous romantic author Victor Hugo, written in 1838. This pocket-sized book, published by Bridgeman-Giraudon in the Pocket collection in 2012, caught my attention in the bookstore for two reasons: The first was the bright color of its first and fourth covers. In fact, the intense bright color of the book (violet) managed to attract my attention compared to the other editions offered on the shelf, which were much more subdued. [...]

[...] However, despite all this, a heavy curse rests on his shoulders, that of romanticism. Ruy Blas is a romantic hero, first and foremost because he is a victim, despite himself, of his emotionalism and hypersensitivity. His all-consuming love for the queen leads him to all sorts of dangerous and melodramatic situations. But also, because he possesses human values, he is honest, upright, and loyal to the queen he loves, but above all, and even when his personal values are at odds with those of Don Salluste, with whom he has nothing in common humanly speaking. [...]