Quotes from work
Danton's Death

Georg Büchner Original title Dantons Tod (German, 1835)

Danton's Death was the first play written by Georg Büchner, set during the French Revolution.


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“We are always on stage, even when we are stabbed in earnest at the end.”

Act II.
Dantons Tod (Danton's Death) (1835)

Georg Büchner photo

“They say in the grave there is peace, and peace and the grave are one and the same.”

Act I.
Dantons Tod (Danton's Death) (1835)

Georg Büchner photo

“The sin is in our thoughts.”

Act I.
Dantons Tod (Danton's Death) (1835)

Georg Büchner photo

“The breath of an aristocrat is the death rattle of freedom.”

Act I.
Dantons Tod (Danton's Death) (1835)

Georg Büchner photo

“Freedom and whores are the most cosmopolitan items under the sun.”

Act IV.
Dantons Tod (Danton's Death) (1835)