Plot summary Peribáñez y el Comendador de Ocaña




1 plot summary

1.1 act 1
1.2 act 2
1.3 act 3





plot summary
act 1

peribáñez , casilda celebrating wedding when learn comendador of ocaña has fallen while trying control raging bull. brought house, , casilda revives him unconsciousness. comendador falls in love beautiful casilda, , dismayed learn married. peribáñez , casilda enjoy wedded bliss, comendador s obsession casilda grows. married couple decides travel toledo feast day of assumption of mary, , comendador gives them tapestries decorate cart with. secretly follows them toledo, pays painter sketch picture of casilda without knowing, turned full-sized portrait later.


act 2

peribáñez , other members of brotherhood of saint roch, patron saint of ocaña, meet discuss state of disrepair icon of saint has fallen into. decided peribáñez should return toledo commission artist repair it. comendador conspires assistants, luján , leonardo, find ways seduce casilda. luján tells comendador tapestries gave couple hanging in bedroom, comendador takes sign of encouragement. luján decides try , seduce casilda s unwed cousin inés closer casilda. while peribáñez in toledo, various harvesters work him stay @ house. luján pretends one, , lets comendador house. comendador attempts seduce casilda, loves , loyal peribáñez , rejects him.


meanwhile, peribáñez visits same artist comendador ordered portrait , commissions him repair icon of saint roch. painter shows him portrait working on, , peribáñez recognizes wife. painter assures him woman in picture had no idea portrait, , tells him commissioned work. peribáñez overcome jealousy. when returns ocaña learns happened @ house while gone of harvesters, , glad hear of casilda s innocence. when returns house makes story falling horse being protected saint roch. claims wishes give tapestries offering of thanks, can remove them bedroom, remind him of man lusting after wife. luján arrives , tells him has been summoned comendador.


act 3

the comendador , leonardo discuss latest plan: king, enrique iii, has called forces battle against moors, , comendador appoint peribáñez captain of peasant forces, go off fight in war, leaving comendador free seduce casilda. peribáñez arrives , approaches comendador, asking him knight him may fight honor. comendador obliges, unwittingly elevating peasant own level , giving him right battle him. women give tokens men going off battle, , casilda gives husband black ribbon, protests bad omen. men leave war, , leonardo meets inés make arrangements let comendador casilda s house later. leonardo tries caution comendador plans do, ignored. attendants fetch him cape: black, ribbon given peribáñez , interpreted. attendants explain custom of wearing brightly colored cloaks known , wearing black 1 allow him go unrecognized, demands colored one.


meanwhile, peribáñez secretly returns, having doubled leading troops, , walks down street house, soliloquizing delicate nature of honor. sneaks house, hiding in pantry, gets covered in flour. comendador enters house of inés, , comes on casilda. dismayed find herself betrayed cousin, , continues resist comendador s advances. orders inés , men leave can try rape her. peribáñez bursts pantry hiding , mortally wounds comendador. leonardo finds him, repentant actions , asking priest last rites can performed. peribáñez kills inés , luján roles in betrayal of himself , wife.


when king hears of death of 1 of favored comendadors mere peasant, enraged, wife, queen, councils him hear peribáñez side of story. peribáñez humbles himself before king , explains happened. king pardons him , grants him title of captain, reward money posted capture of himself , wife, , right bear arms. queen gives casilda 4 dresses own wardrobe.







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