Wallensteins Lager
By Friedrich Schiller
8 Apr, 2020
Wallenstein's Camp (German: Wallensteins Lager) is the first play in the Wallenstein (a trilogy of plays). Introducing the second and third parts, Wallenstein's Camp is by far the shortest of the three. Whilst the main action takes place among the
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Wallenstein's Camp (German: Wallensteins Lager) is the first play in the Wallenstein (a trilogy of plays). Introducing the second and third parts, Wallenstein's Camp is by far the shortest of the three. Whilst the main action takes place among the higher ranks of the troops and nobility, Wallenstein's Camp reflects popular opinion, particularly that of the soldiers in Wallenstein's camp. They are enthusiastic about their commander, who to all appearances has managed to bring together mercenaries from a wide variety of locations. They praise the great freedom he allows them—plunder, for instance—whenever they are not engaged in fighting, and his efforts on their behalf in negotiations with the Holy Roman Emperor, of whom some of the troops are critical. Less