The Robbers

""The Robbers"" is a play written by Friedrich Von Schiller, first published in 1781. The play revolves around the story of two brothers, Karl and Franz Moor, who are in conflict with each other. Karl, the elder brother, is a romantic idealist who is passionate about justice and freedom, while Franz is a materialistic and manipulative person who is driven by greed and ambition.The story begins with Karl returning home after being expelled from university. He finds that his father has died and his inheritance has been given to Franz. Karl is outraged and decides to form a band of robbers in the forest to take revenge on his brother and society. He convinces his childhood friend, Amalia, to join his cause and they become lovers.As the play progresses, Karl's band of robbers becomes more violent and ruthless, and he becomes increasingly unstable. Franz, on the other hand, manipulates their father's will to gain more power and wealth. The conflict between the two brothers comes to a head when Karl's band of robbers attacks Franz's castle.The play explores themes of justice, freedom, power, and the struggle between good and evil. It also portrays the conflict between the individual and society, and the consequences of rebellion and revolution. ""The Robbers"" is considered one of Schiller's most important works and a classic of German literature.SPIEGEL. Honest, say you? Do you think you'll be less honest then than you are now? What do you call honest? To relieve rich misers of half of those cares which only scare golden sleep from their eyelids; to force hoarded coin into circulation; to restore the equalization of property; in one word, to bring back the golden age; to relieve Providence of many a burdensome pensioner, and so save it the trouble of sending war, pestilence, famine, and above all, doctors--that is what I call honesty, d'ye see; that's what I call being a worthy instrument in the hand of Providence.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.