Restless Heart (Masterplots II: Drama, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Jean Anouilh
- First Published: 1938
- Type of Plot: Naturalistic
- Time of Work: The 1930’s
- Setting: France
- Principal Characters: Thérèse Tarde, Monsieur Tarde, Madame Tarde, Florent France, Gosta, Hartmann
- Genres: Naturalistic literature, Drama
- Subjects: Values, Parents and children, Pragmatism, France or French people, Class consciousness, 1930’s, Poverty or poor people, Greed, Abortion, Idealism, Wealth
- Locales: France
The Play
Restless Heart opens near midnight in a rundown café. The stage is dominated by a bandstand, where Monsieur Tarde’s small, third-rate orchestra is finishing a set. The group is tense as they await the arrival of Florent France, a world-famous and very wealthy pianist, who has asked Thérèse, his mistress, to marry him. Monsieur and Madame Tarde are anxious about telling Gosta, the pianist, the news. Although Gosta has been Madame Tarde’s lover for thirteen years, he is in love with Thérèse. Because he has been drinking and has a terrible temper, they...
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