 Bánk's complex character and the deep conflict between duty and personal grief make Bánk Bán one of the best Hungarian dramas.It was written at the time when the intellectuals of the country opposed Habsburg absolutism, and the drama is about mediaeval times when Hungary’s nobility fought against foreign usurpers as well, so the drama had been blacklisted by the government.In 1848, in the evening of March 15, the Hungarian National Theater scheduled a performance of Bánk Bán.