LITERATURA RENESANSOWA
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This is a note-taking page on renaissance Polish lit so if you stumbled onto this page... have fun I guess!
Odprawa posłów greckich
- Jan Kochanowski
- 1572
- for wedding of of Jan Zamoyski and Krystyna Radziwiłł
- criticism of Polish government
- patriotism and justice
- characters: Antenor, Aleksander/Parys, Helena, Pani Stara, Poseł Parysów, Ulisses, Menelaus, Priamus, Kasanda, Rotmistrz, Więzień, Chorus z panien trojańskich
- Sprawa w Trojej
- Antenor announces Greeks want Helen back after Pariys stole her
- argument beteen Antenor and Aleksander/Parys
- chorus: rozum i młodość
- Helen misses home, Stara pani tries to comfort her, but "więcej Złego niźli dobrego"
- chorus: polityki powinni służyć bogowi, gubią miasta
- poseł: greeks will not get Helen
- Aleksander (speech to Priam): Wenus gave him Helen
- Antenor: Aleksander nie pomniął praw gościnnych
- Helen was wife of Menelaus
- Iketaon: giving Helen would dishonor Troy, what about Medea, everyone agrees
- no one listens to Ukalegon
- King Priam decides to keep Helen (until recompense for Meda)
- Ulisses: this will destroy Troy
- chorus: Cyprus do not let me pull the same type of stupid bullshit
- Antenor tells Priam this will bring war
- Kasandra (daughter of Priam) upset no one listened to her, prophecies disaster
- Chorus leads Helen away
- Priam: I wish we had killed baby Aleksander
- Rotmistrz, więzien: war has begun, Greeks will send more if envoys do not get Helen
- Antenor: war time