The Tragedy of King Christophe (Masterplots II: Drama, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Aimé Césaire
- First Published: 1963
- Type of Plot: History; tragedy
- Time of Work: 1806-1820
- Setting: Haiti
- Principal Characters: Henri Christophe, Madame Christophe, Vastey, Corneille Brelle, Magny, Pétion, Hugonin
- Genres: Drama, History play, Tragedy
- Subjects: Power, personal or social, Blacks, Nineteenth century, Kings, queens, or royalty, Ethics, Ambition, Haiti or Haitians
- Locales: Haiti
The Play
The Tragedy of King Christophe begins with a prologue. This prologue takes place at a cockfight, in which earthy peasants bet on two cocks named Christophe and Pétion, the names of the two major protagonists of the play. A commentator apprises the audience of the historical events explaining the conflict between the leader of the northern forces, Christophe, and the leader of the southern French sympathizers, Pétion.
Scene 2 further develops the geographical conflict as Christophe and Pétion come into irresolvable conflict over the necessity of either...
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