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Fleur-De-Lys

Fleur-De-Lys FLEUR-DE-LYS Amelia Hertz Translated by Jadwiga Kosicka The play is based on the life of Gilles de Rais, seigneur and Marshal of France (also known as Bluebeard) who fought with Joan of Arc against the English. A patron of the arts, he turned to alchemy and sorcery and kidnapped and murdered hundreds of children. He was tried and executed for heresy and murder in 1440. CHARACTERS GILLES DE RAIS FLEUR-DE-LYS—his daughter, eight years old ODETTE—about the same age BISHOP FRANCESCO PRELATI JEAN ROSSIGNOL (A hall in the castle of Tiffauges. The BISHOP seated at the left is reading a book spread out on a lectern in front of him; FLEUR-DE-LYS, seated on the right at a small table, is busy painting. Total silence reigns. Suddenly a door at the back opens and ODETTE enters the room cautiously. FLEUR-DE-LYS lifts her head.) FLEUR-DE-LYS: Who’s there? ODETTE: Who are you? ODETTE: It’s me, Odette. FLEUR-DE-LYS: You’re not allowed in here. FLEUR-DE-LYS: I’m Fleur-de-Lys. My father is lord of this castle. ODETTE: (Approaches her, clasping her hands imploringly.) Oh, don’t send me away. FLEUR-DE-LYS: I’ll let you stay because I like your looks. Your hair is like the sun, or like http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art MIT Press

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MIT Press
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© 2003 Jadwiga Kosicka
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1520-281X
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1537-9477
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10.1162/152028103321781637
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FLEUR-DE-LYS Amelia Hertz Translated by Jadwiga Kosicka The play is based on the life of Gilles de Rais, seigneur and Marshal of France (also known as Bluebeard) who fought with Joan of Arc against the English. A patron of the arts, he turned to alchemy and sorcery and kidnapped and murdered hundreds of children. He was tried and executed for heresy and murder in 1440. CHARACTERS GILLES DE RAIS FLEUR-DE-LYS—his daughter, eight years old ODETTE—about the same age BISHOP FRANCESCO PRELATI JEAN ROSSIGNOL (A hall in the castle of Tiffauges. The BISHOP seated at the left is reading a book spread out on a lectern in front of him; FLEUR-DE-LYS, seated on the right at a small table, is busy painting. Total silence reigns. Suddenly a door at the back opens and ODETTE enters the room cautiously. FLEUR-DE-LYS lifts her head.) FLEUR-DE-LYS: Who’s there? ODETTE: Who are you? ODETTE: It’s me, Odette. FLEUR-DE-LYS: You’re not allowed in here. FLEUR-DE-LYS: I’m Fleur-de-Lys. My father is lord of this castle. ODETTE: (Approaches her, clasping her hands imploringly.) Oh, don’t send me away. FLEUR-DE-LYS: I’ll let you stay because I like your looks. Your hair is like the sun, or like

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PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art – MIT Press

Published: May 1, 2003

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