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The Bride of Messina

The Bride of Messina is a tragedy by Friedrich Schiller; it premiered on 19 March 1803 in Weimar. It is one of the most controversial works by Schiller, due to his use of elements from Greek tragedies .

“Don't let your heart depend on things
That ornament life in a fleeting way!
He who possesses, let him learn to lose,
He who is fortunate, let him learn pain.”

Friedrich Schiller The Bride of Messina

Die Braut von Messina (The Bride of Messina), Act IV, sc. iv (1803)

“What are hopes, what are plans?”

Friedrich Schiller The Bride of Messina

Die Braut von Messina (The Bride of Messina), Act III, sc. v (1803)

“On the mountains there is freedom!
The world is perfect everywhere,
Save where man comes with his torment.”

Friedrich Schiller The Bride of Messina

Die Braut von Messina (The Bride of Messina), Act IV, sc. vii (1803)

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