SUMMARY
BEGGAR’S PROPHECY
By Dr. Mehmet Murat İldan
In Act I, Scene I of this play Madame Louise, whose zoologist husband, Monsieur Lamartine is studying chimpanzees in Africa, meets a beggar after leaving her “Don Juan” lover’s apartment in Liberation Street in Paris. Beggar asks her for a few francs to lighten her sins. After a witty conversation between them, they arrange to go to the theatre together the following evening.
In Scene II, they are watching the play, “Clever Knight”. Knight, learns from his Stableman that his wife has been betraying him with several of his servants, including Stableman. Knight suggests that Stableman should kill his wife, but Stableman suggests that Knight should take his revenge from his wife by betraying her with his sister-in-law.
In Scene III, Madame Louise and Beggar are back in her apartment, discussing why they left the theatre before the end of the performance. They discuss matters of fidelity and adultery in marriage. Madame Louise decides to go to Africa to make up the relationship with her husband and to be faithful to him. Beggar makes the comment that even the most innocent person can turn into a murderer under certain circumstances.
In Act II, Scene I, Monsieur Lamartine is talking to Detective Oliver in a hotel in Paris. Because of the “cold” letters his wife has been sending him, Monsieur Lamartine has employed Detective to watch his wife. Upon learning that his wife has been to the theatre with Beggar, Monsieur Lamartine writes a handsome check for Detective, asking him to put Beggar in a coffin with some hungry rats, nail the coffin and dump it into the River Seine. He also decides to divorce his wife because of her adultery.
In Scene II, in a dim cellar Detective explains to Beggar what he will do to him and why. The scene ends with Beggar almost convincing Detective not to do such a horrible thing for money.
Scene III takes us to Africa, to a village in the French Guinea. Madame Louise and Monsieur Lamartine have renewed their happy marriage relationship. A newspaper sent from Paris brings the news that a coffin was found in the river with a dead body and rats in it. Then a letter arrives from Detective for Monsieur Lamartine, which Madame Louise opens and reads in her husband’s absence. She realizes what has happened and leaves for Paris immediately on the excuse of her mother’s illness.
In Scene IV, back in Paris, Madame Louise and Detective are sitting and thinking things over. Madame Louise blames her husband for giving the orders to kill Beggar. She offers more money to Detective, asking him to kill her husband instead.
In Scene V, we are taken back to Africa, where Monsieur Lamartine is waiting for his wife to return. Instead, Detective appears and explains everything to him: he did not kill Beggar because he was not his wife’s lover, but a famous playwright. Beggar also arrives there, and later Madame Louise. Everything is sorted out and they all drink to “life” together.
BEGGAR’S PROPHECY
By Dr. Mehmet Murat İldan
In Act I, Scene I of this play Madame Louise, whose zoologist husband, Monsieur Lamartine is studying chimpanzees in Africa, meets a beggar after leaving her “Don Juan” lover’s apartment in Liberation Street in Paris. Beggar asks her for a few francs to lighten her sins. After a witty conversation between them, they arrange to go to the theatre together the following evening.
In Scene II, they are watching the play, “Clever Knight”. Knight, learns from his Stableman that his wife has been betraying him with several of his servants, including Stableman. Knight suggests that Stableman should kill his wife, but Stableman suggests that Knight should take his revenge from his wife by betraying her with his sister-in-law.
In Scene III, Madame Louise and Beggar are back in her apartment, discussing why they left the theatre before the end of the performance. They discuss matters of fidelity and adultery in marriage. Madame Louise decides to go to Africa to make up the relationship with her husband and to be faithful to him. Beggar makes the comment that even the most innocent person can turn into a murderer under certain circumstances.
In Act II, Scene I, Monsieur Lamartine is talking to Detective Oliver in a hotel in Paris. Because of the “cold” letters his wife has been sending him, Monsieur Lamartine has employed Detective to watch his wife. Upon learning that his wife has been to the theatre with Beggar, Monsieur Lamartine writes a handsome check for Detective, asking him to put Beggar in a coffin with some hungry rats, nail the coffin and dump it into the River Seine. He also decides to divorce his wife because of her adultery.
In Scene II, in a dim cellar Detective explains to Beggar what he will do to him and why. The scene ends with Beggar almost convincing Detective not to do such a horrible thing for money.
Scene III takes us to Africa, to a village in the French Guinea. Madame Louise and Monsieur Lamartine have renewed their happy marriage relationship. A newspaper sent from Paris brings the news that a coffin was found in the river with a dead body and rats in it. Then a letter arrives from Detective for Monsieur Lamartine, which Madame Louise opens and reads in her husband’s absence. She realizes what has happened and leaves for Paris immediately on the excuse of her mother’s illness.
In Scene IV, back in Paris, Madame Louise and Detective are sitting and thinking things over. Madame Louise blames her husband for giving the orders to kill Beggar. She offers more money to Detective, asking him to kill her husband instead.
In Scene V, we are taken back to Africa, where Monsieur Lamartine is waiting for his wife to return. Instead, Detective appears and explains everything to him: he did not kill Beggar because he was not his wife’s lover, but a famous playwright. Beggar also arrives there, and later Madame Louise. Everything is sorted out and they all drink to “life” together.
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