The Family Council
Classical, the heart and the rank
- Romantic comedy
- Scene for 4
- 2 min
- Female role
- Young adult
- Advanced
Casting
8 lines- LE PÈRE Male role, Senior
- HÉLÈNE Female role, Young adult your role
- LE FRÈRE Male role, Young adult
- LA TANTE Female role, Senior
Excerpt
(A drawing room of old. The father holds a letter.)
LE PÈRE
I have read it. The name he bears is too low for ours. My daughter shall love only whom I name.
HÉLÈNE
Father, one does not command the heart like a servant. It obeys in silence only when betrayed.
LE FRÈRE
Hear her, Father. A forced marriage makes two wretched souls where none was wanted.
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