O locura o santidad : Drama en tres actos y en prosa by José Echegaray
"O locura o santidad : Drama en tres actos y en prosa" by José Echegaray is a drama written in the late 19th century. Set in Madrid, it follows Don Lorenzo de Avendaño, a rigorously principled intellectual, whose daughter Inés loves Eduardo, son of the Duchess of Almonte. When the dying nurse Juana reveals that Lorenzo’s name and fortune are not truly his, he must choose between proclaiming a devastating truth or
safeguarding his child’s happiness. The play tests honor, identity, and parental love to ask whether uncompromising virtue is sanctity—or madness. The opening of the play unfolds in Don Lorenzo’s study: after meditating on Don Quixote, he learns from Dr. Tomás that Inés’s fragile health hinges on a quick marriage to Eduardo, and he resolves to appeal to the Duchess. Inés rejoices, but the arrival of Juana brings a letter confessing that Lorenzo is not the biological son of his supposed parents and that his wealth is illegitimate; Juana, near death, reveals herself as his true mother. Overwhelmed, Lorenzo rejects the Duchess’s proposal, and Inés collapses. At the start of Act II, Eduardo presses his mother to consent and to hush the scandal while quietly restoring the fortune, Ángela urges silence for Inés’s sake, and Lorenzo—torn between duty and love—insists on declaring the whole truth even if it ruins them. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Echegaray, José, 1832-1916 |
|---|---|
| Title | O locura o santidad : Drama en tres actos y en prosa |
| Alternate Title | Ó locura ó santidad : Drama en tres actos y en prosa |
| Original Publication | Madrid: Imprenta de José M. Ducazcal, 1877. |
| Credits | Produced by Ramón Pajares Box. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 69.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | Spanish |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Spanish drama -- 19th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 76631 |
| Release Date | Aug 4, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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