The Robbers

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The Robbers is a play by Friedrich Schiller that explores themes of freedom, justice, and moral corruption through the story of two estranged brothers who become leader and victim of a band of outlaws.

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instanceOf play
stage work
author Friedrich Schiller NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
firstPerformanceDate 1782
firstPerformancePlace Mannheim NERFINISHED
firstPerformedAt Nationaltheater Mannheim NERFINISHED
firstPublicationDate 1781
genre Sturm und Drang drama
tragedy
hasAdaptation film adaptations
opera adaptations
television adaptations
hasCharacterRole Amalia von Edelreich is Karl Moor's faithful beloved NERFINISHED
Franz Moor is the scheming younger brother who usurps the inheritance NERFINISHED
Karl Moor is the idealistic but violent leader of a band of robbers NERFINISHED
Maximilian von Moor is the father of Karl and Franz Moor NERFINISHED
hasPart Act I NERFINISHED
Act II NERFINISHED
Act III NERFINISHED
Act IV NERFINISHED
Act V NERFINISHED
influenced German Romantic drama
influencedBy Enlightenment NERFINISHED
language German
literaryForm verse and prose drama
literaryPeriod 18th century
mainCharacter Amalia von Edelreich NERFINISHED
Franz Moor NERFINISHED
Karl Moor NERFINISHED
Maximilian von Moor NERFINISHED
movement Sturm und Drang NERFINISHED
notableFor depiction of social injustice and tyranny
early success of Friedrich Schiller
originalTitle Die Räuber NERFINISHED
placeOfFirstPublication Mannheim NERFINISHED
plotSummary Two estranged brothers, Karl and Franz Moor, become respectively leader and victim of a band of outlaws, exploring questions of justice and morality.
publisherOfFirstEdition Schwanische Buchhandlung NERFINISHED
setting Germany NERFINISHED
theme fraternal rivalry
freedom
individual versus society
justice
law and order
moral corruption
rebellion against authority
timePeriodOfSetting 18th century

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"Die Räuber" titleInEnglish The Robbers
subject surface form: Die Räuber