“We are always on stage, even when we are stabbed in earnest at the end.”
Act II.
Dantons Tod (Danton's Death) (1835)
Quotes from workDanton's Death
Georg BüchnerOriginal title Dantons Tod (German, 1835)
Danton's Death was the first play written by Georg Büchner, set during the French Revolution.
“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)
“The breath of an aristocrat is the death rattle of freedom.”
Act I.
Dantons Tod (Danton's Death) (1835)
“Freedom and whores are the most cosmopolitan items under the sun.”
Act IV.
Dantons Tod (Danton's Death) (1835)
