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A review by blueyorkie
O Barbeiro de Sevilha by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
3.0
Overall, I liked the piece; it was pleasant and easy to read. Events follow one another, and we want to know what will happen next, whether the heroes will be able to stay together or not, how they will get around Bartholo's unfailing attention, etc.
And then comes the moment when Bartholo turns the situation in her favor and convinces Rosine that the count deceived her. Fortunately, she is not very suspicious (an achievement, given her guardian's paranoia) and accepts Almaviva's explanations. All's well that ends: the Count and Rosine get married, Figaro has no more debts, and Bazile receives even more money than expected. Only Bartholo is the loser in the story, just like Dom Ruy Gomez da Silva; he loses everything: his pupil and friend who betrayed him for money.
Beaumarchais offers us a satire on the nobility and defends the condition of servants through Figaro's messages. Throughout the play, the servant is more intelligent than his master.
And then comes the moment when Bartholo turns the situation in her favor and convinces Rosine that the count deceived her. Fortunately, she is not very suspicious (an achievement, given her guardian's paranoia) and accepts Almaviva's explanations. All's well that ends: the Count and Rosine get married, Figaro has no more debts, and Bazile receives even more money than expected. Only Bartholo is the loser in the story, just like Dom Ruy Gomez da Silva; he loses everything: his pupil and friend who betrayed him for money.
Beaumarchais offers us a satire on the nobility and defends the condition of servants through Figaro's messages. Throughout the play, the servant is more intelligent than his master.