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The Cid
By Pierre Corneille - Stage play
Roles
- Don Diegue - Senior (>50), Male
About this piece
Don Diegue despairs by himself because Don Gomes' insults
Summary
The Cid is set in medieval Spain and is about a love story between Don Rodrigue (El Cid), an heroic soldier and son of Don Diegue, and Chimene, daughter of Don Gomes. Their love is challenged by the fact that in the beginning of the play Don Rodrigue, to save his father's honor, is forced to kill Don Gomes in a duel. Throughout the play Chimene will seek revenge against El Cid for killing her father even if still in love with him. Eventually, when El Cid comes back to Spain victorious against the invading Moorish army, the king presses Chimere to forget the past and marry him. Here we are in ACT I, Scene 5. In the previous scene, Don Diegue and Don Gomes had an argument because of the king's decision to hire Don Diegue as a tutor for his son. Don Gomes expected to be named for that position and after an argument slaps Don Diegue and steals his sword. In this monologue Don Diegue despairs for the way Don Gomes humiliated him.
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