Though most people remember this play -- the second in its series -- as a collection of slapstick jokes, its powerful message resonated throughout Europe.
Though most people remember this play -- the second in its series -- as a collection of slapstick jokes, its powerful message resonated throughout Europe. Largely a product of Enlightenment thought, its hero is a man of the world, much like his creator, who was a spy, a royal music teacher, and an abettor of revolution. For 10 points \-- name this Figaro play by Beaumarchais.
Though most people remember this play -- the second in its series -- as a collection of slapstick jokes, its powerful message resonated throughout Europe.
The {Marriage of Figaro} (NOT "The Barber of Seville," the first play in the series)