1. drama written by Friedrich Schiller published in 1787

2.  summary  fight for rights ◦ Marquis von Posa ◦ Don Carlos  life of Friedrich Schiller

3.  16th century  Marquis von Posa fights for rights ◦ against intrigues at the royal household and absolutism  Political conflicts in the Netherlands ◦ Posa wants D. Carlos to go there, but Carlos is not interested  Prince D. Carlos meets his step mother ◦ loves her, but she dedicated her live to the king, wants him to do the same

4.  D. Carlos asks his father to go to the Netherlands ◦ not allowed  incompetent  Carlos receives a love letter ◦ thinks it is from the queen, but it‘s from Eboli  while meeting ◦ she gives him a letter  has to marry prince Silva ◦ plans revenge because he loves the queen

5.  Alba and Domingo ask Eboli to steal the queen‘s letters  King gets to know about secret meeting between Carlos and his wife; rumours that king isn‘t the father of queen‘s daughter ◦ King decides: Carlos and Queen have to die  King mistrusts his consultants ◦ new one: Posa, who actually wants to make a complot against the king

6.  Posa takes Carlos‘ letters ◦ gives the one from Eboli to the king and wants the absolute power  Carlos is told about the cooperation between the King and Posa  disappointed ◦ tries to speak Eboli, but is arrested  Eboli tells the queen the truth, begs for forgivness

7.  Queen goes to Posa ◦ Posa tells his plan: he pretends he is the one who loved the queen to save Carlos  realizes his plan by sending a letter  Posa visits Carlos in prison ◦ Posa is murdered  people demonstrate for Carlos‘ freedom  the King and the grand inquisitor want his death  Carlos goes to the queen‘s room ◦ is given to the grand inquisitor by the king

8.  Posa ◦ represents historical change ◦ dreams of a time when all citizens are satisfied with Phillip as the king  freedom of thought necessary ◦ critic:  Posa himself uses intrigues in order to achieve his aims  Carlos ◦ wavers between his love to Elisabeth and political duty

9.  born on 10th November 1759 in Marbach  raised in Marbach, Lorch and Ludwigsburg  Educated in a military school  Started to studies Law and later medicine by reason of his parents  was suppressed  Ran away to be a dramatist, how he always wanted to be  Wrote plays for the theatre and found a publisher for his works

10.  1789: got an unpaid professorship at the university of jena  1790 he married Charlotte von Lengefeld; got 4 Children  Since 1794 a close friend to Johann Wolfgang Goethe  In 1802 he was appointed to the nobility  An acute lung inflammation finally leads on 09 May 1805 to his early death.

11.  http://i2.listal.com/image/674030/600full -don-carlos-cover.jpg http://i2.listal.com/image/674030/600full -don-carlos-cover.jpg  http://images.zeit.de/kultur/literatur/2009 -11/friedrich-schiller/friedrich-schiller- 540x540.jp http://images.zeit.de/kultur/literatur/2009 -11/friedrich-schiller/friedrich-schiller- 540x540.jp  http://www.friedrich-von-schiller.de/ http://www.friedrich-von-schiller.de/  http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Karlos_(S chiller) http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Karlos_(S chiller)  Don Carlos; Friedrich von Schiller; Hamburger Lesehefte Verlag