This play ends with Lucille Desmoulins crying "Long live the king!"
In one speech in this play, a prostitute tells the story of how her first lover drowned himself after learning of her infidelity, and concludes "pleasure is the best kind of prayer." This play's first act ends with its antagonist contrasting himself with Jesus, saying that Christ redeemed men by sacrificing himself and shedding his own blood, whereas he redeems men by sacrificing them and shedding their blood. Much of the dialogue of this play is ripped from the history books its author read, and it begins with its main characters playing cards in a royal palace. The protagonist of this play repeatedly exclaims "they wouldn't dare!" when warned of his impending fate. This play ends with Lucille Desmoulins crying "Long live the king!" so that she can share the fate of her husband, who was executed under orders from Saint-Just and Robespierre. For 10 points, name this historical drama about the execution of the title revolutionary, the first play by Georg Büchner.
In one speech in this play, a prostitute tells the story of how her first lover drowned himself after learning of her infidelity, and concludes "pleasure is the best kind of prayer.
Danton's Death [or Dantons Tods]