Lucrèce (Godson)

See also: Lucrèce (homonymy)

Lucrèce is a tragedy in five acts of Nicolas Filleul, published in 1566 in the theaters of Gaillon , after to be represented in September of the same year to the castle of Gaillon in front of Charles IX and Catherine de Médicis.

Summary

  • Act 1 : Sexte Tarquin is enthusiast of Lucrèce during the head office of Ardée.

  • Act 2 : Lucrèce thinks that its suicide will involve the revolt of its fellow-citizens. The Nurse tries to dissuade it from this project.

  • Act 3 : a messenger arrives. Collatin and Brute discuss suicide.

  • Act 4 : Lucrèce wants to die. Learning the rape from its wife, Collatin wants to die, him too. Rough intends to act.

  • Act 5 : the Nurse tells the death of Lucrèce. Collatin is exhorted with courage. The city revolts, Brute will avenge Lucrèce.

Modern edition

  • Francoise Joukovsky, Theaters of Gaillon , Droz, 1971, p. 57-113.

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