Comic relief is provided throughout the play by Nuno and his master Don Mendo whose songs and actions mark them as analogues of the bawdy Chispa and her scheming husband Rebolledo.
Comic relief is provided throughout the play by Nuno and his master Don Mendo whose songs and actions mark them as analogues of the bawdy Chispa and her scheming husband Rebolledo. The latter tries to aid his master in gaining access to the attic where Ines and her beautiful cousin are hiding from the recently arrived soldiers. The play ends with a rapist strangled in his jail cell and the arrival of Philip II, averting a war between Don Lope's regiment and the townspeople, who clamor for justice and are led by a proud farmer named Pedro Crespo. FTP, identify this work by Calderon de la Barca which is named for the official of the title town.
Comic relief is provided throughout the play by Nuno and his master Don Mendo whose songs and actions mark them as analogues of the bawdy Chispa and her scheming husband Rebolledo.
The {Mayor of Zalamea} or El {Alcalde de Zalamea}