At the beginning of this work, the protagonist ferries Baumgarten across Lake Lucerne in a storm, and he eventually obtains justice by fatally shooting the bailiff Gessler.  
One character in this work splits another's head with an axe for attempting to possess his wife, and another character seeks revenge after his father is blinded for refusing to give up his best oxen.  Near the end of this work, the protagonist meets Johannes Parricida, whom he denies refuge, and after the death of Count von Attinghausen, his nephew Rudenz changes allegiances and wins the love of Bertha.  Arnold Melcthal is one of the chief agitators at a meeting called by Walter Furst, and the protagonist of this work is arrested for refusing to salute a hat.  At the beginning of this work, the protagonist ferries Baumgarten across Lake Lucerne in a storm, and he eventually obtains justice by fatally shooting the bailiff Gessler.  FTP, name this play about the titular Swiss crossbowman, a work of Friedrich Schiller.
One character in this work splits another's head with an axe for attempting to possess his wife, and another character seeks revenge after his father is blinded for refusing to give up his best oxen.  
Wilhelm Tell or William Tell 