Tirso de Molina the Seville mischief maker, or the stone guest. The mischievous man of Seville, or the stone guest

Palace of the King of Naples. Night. Don Juan leaves Duchess Isabella, who mistakes him for her beloved Duke Octavio. She wants to light a candle, but don Juan stops her. Isabella suddenly realizes that Octavio was not with her and calls for help. The King of Naples comes to the noise and orders the guards to seize Don Juan and Isabella. He instructs the Spanish ambassador, Don Pedro Tenorio, to figure out what happened and leaves. Don Pedro orders Isabella to be taken away. When don Pedro and don Juan remain face to face, don Juan tells how he cunningly made his way to Isabella and took possession of her. Don Juan is Don Pedro's nephew, and his uncle, willy-nilly, has to cover up his tricks. Fearing the royal wrath, he sends Don Juan to Milan and promises to inform his nephew about the consequences of his deception. Don Pedro reports to the King of Naples that the man, who was captured by the guards, jumped from the balcony and fled, and the lady, who turned out to be Duchess Isabella, claims that Duke Octavio came to her at night and insidiously took possession of her. The king orders Isabella to be thrown into prison, and Octavio to be captured and forcibly married to Isabella. Don Pedro and the guards come to Octavio's house. Don Pedro, in the name of the king, accuses him of dishonoring Isabella, who believed his promises. Octavio, having learned about his beloved’s infidelity, becomes desperate and decides to secretly flee to Spain. Don Juan, instead of going to Milan, also sails to Spain.

The young fisherman Tisbeya sits on the seashore near Tarragona and fishes. All her friends are in love, but she does not know the torments of love, and she is glad that neither passion nor jealousy poisons her life. Suddenly a cry is heard: “Save me! I’m drowning!”, and soon two men get out onto land: these are don Juan and his servant Catalinon. Don Juan saved the drowning servant, but upon reaching land, he collapsed unconscious. Tisbeya sends Catalinon for the fishermen, and she puts don Juan's head on her lap. Don Juan comes to his senses and, seeing the beauty of the girl, declares his love for her. The fishermen take Don Juan to Tisbea's house. Don Juan orders Catalinon to get horses so he can slip away unnoticed before dawn. Catalinon tries to reassure the owner: “Abandon the girl and hide - / Is this the price for hospitality?”, but don Juan remembers Aeneas, who abandoned Dido. Don Juan swears his love to Tisbea and promises to take her as his wife, but after the trusting girl gives herself to him, he runs away with Catalinon on the horses she borrowed. Tisbeya mourns her ruined honor.

King Alfonso of Castile talks with Don Gonzalo de Ulloa, who has returned from Lisbon. Gonzalo talks about the beauty of Lisbon, calling it the eighth wonder of the world. The king, in order to reward Gonzalo for his faithful service, promises to find a worthy groom for his beautiful daughter. He intends to marry her off to Don Juan Tenorio. Gonzalo likes his future son-in-law - after all, he comes from a noble Seville family.

Don Juan's father, Don Diego, receives a letter from his brother Don Pedro, where he tells how don Juan was caught at night with Duchess Isabella. King Alfonso of Castile, having learned about this, asks where don Juan is now. It turns out that he arrived in Seville that night. The king is going to report everything to Naples, marry Don Juan to Isabella and save Duke Octavio from undeserved punishment. In the meantime, out of respect for his father’s merits, he sends don Juan into exile in Lebrija. The king regrets that he too hastily betrothed Don Gonzalo's daughter to Don Juan, and, in order not to offend Don Gonzalo, decides to appoint him marshal. The servant reports to the King that Duke Octavio has arrived and asks to receive him. The king and Don Diego think that Octavio knows everything and will ask permission to challenge Don Juan to a duel. Don Diego, worried for the life of his son, asks the King to prevent the duel. The king kindly receives Octavio. He promises to write to the King of Naples to remove his disgrace, and invites him to marry the daughter of Don Gonzalo de Ulloa. Don Diego invites Octavio to his house. Having met don Juan by chance, Octavio, not knowing that don Juan is the culprit of all his suffering, exchanges assurances of friendship with him. Don Juan's friend Marquis de la Mota blames Don Juan for completely forgetting him. They often played mischief together, and don Juan asks Mota about the beauties he knew. Mota confides in Don Juan his heartfelt secret: he is in love with his cousin Dona Anna, and she also loves him, but unfortunately. The king has already married her to someone else. Mota wrote to Dona Anna and is now waiting for a response from her. He is in a hurry on business, and don Juan offers to wait for the letter for him. When Mota leaves, Doña Anna's maid gives don Juan a note for Mota. Don Juan rejoices: “Luck itself / I got a contract to serve as a postman. / It is clear that the letter is from a lady, / Whose beauty the immodest Marquis / Extolled. I'm so lucky! / It’s not for nothing that I am famous as the most / shameless mischief-maker: / I’m really an expert / at dishonoring girls in such a way / So that there is no evidence.” Don Juan opens the letter. Doña Anna writes that for her, “three deaths are three times more terrible” to live with an unloved husband, and if Mota wants to throw in his lot with her, let him come to her at eleven o’clock, wearing a colored cloak so that he can be easier to recognize. Don Juan tells the Marquis de la Mota that his chosen one is waiting for him at midnight in her bedroom and asks him to wear a colored cloak so that the duennas will recognize him. Mota is beside himself with happiness. Don Juan rejoices at the upcoming adventure.

Don Diego scolds his son for discrediting their glorious family, and conveys to him the King’s order to immediately leave Seville and go to Lebrija.

Don Juan meets Motu at night, who can't wait to meet Dona Anna. Because there is still an hour until midnight, and don Juan is looking for entertainment. Mota shows him where Beatrice lives and lends him his colored cloak so that the beauty will mistake don Juan for Mota and be affectionate with him. Don Juan, in Mota's cloak, goes not to Beatrice, but to Dona Anna, but he fails to deceive the girl, and she drives away the insolent man. Don Gonzalo comes running with his sword drawn at his daughter’s cry. He does not allow Don Juan to escape, and in order to save himself, he stabs Don Gonzalo.

Jumping out of Don Gonzalo's house, Don Juan encounters Mota, who hastily takes his cloak, because midnight is about to come. Don Juan manages to tell him that his prank ended badly, and Mota prepares to deal with Beatrice’s reproaches. Don Juan is hiding. Mota hears screams and wants to find out what's going on, but then the guards grab him. Don Diego brings Mota to King Alfonso of Castile, who orders the villain to be tried and executed tomorrow. Mota cannot understand what is going on, but no one explains anything to him. The king orders the glorious Commander, Don Gonzalo, to be buried with all honors.

In a field near the village of Dos Hermanas, peasants celebrate the wedding of Patricio and Aminta. The shepherds sing songs. Suddenly Catalinon appears, who reports that a new guest will soon arrive - Don Juan Tenorio. Haseno, the father of the bride, rejoices at the arrival of the noble lord, but Patricio is not at all happy about the uninvited guest. When don Juan approaches the festive table, Haseno asks the guests to make room, but don Juan, who has taken a liking to Aminta, sits right next to her. After the wedding feast, Don Juan declares to Patricio that Aminta is his longtime mistress and she herself invited him to see him for the last time before, out of grief, she marries someone else. Having heard this about the bride, Patricio gives her over to Don Juan without regret. Don Juan, having asked Haseno for Aminta's hand and ordered Catalinon to saddle the horses and bring them to the consort, goes to Aminta's bedroom. Aminta wants to drive him away, but don Juan says that Patricio has forgotten her and from now on he, don Juan, is her husband. The sweet speeches of the deceiver, who says that he is ready to marry her even against her father’s will, soften the girl’s heart, and she gives herself to don Juan.

Isabella, on her way to Seville, where her wedding with don Juan awaits her, meets Tisbea, who confides her grief to her: don Juan seduced her and abandoned her. Tisbeya wants to take revenge on the deceiver and complain about him to the King. Isabella takes her as her companion.

Don Juan talks to Catalinon in the chapel. The servant says that Octavio found out who was responsible for all his troubles, and the Marquis de da Mota also proved his innocence in the murder of Don Gonzalo. Noticing the Commander’s tomb, Don Juan reads the inscription on it: “The Cavalier is buried here. / He is waiting for the right hand of God / to take revenge on the murderer.” Don Juan pulls the statue of the Commander by the beard, then invites the stone statue to his place for dinner. In the evening, when don Juan and Catalinon are sitting down at the table, there is a knock on the door. The servant sent to open the door cannot utter a word out of fear; the cowardly Catalinon, whom Don Juan orders to let the guest in, seems to have swallowed his tongue in horror. Don Juan takes the candle and goes to the door himself. Don Gonzalo enters in the form in which he is sculptured above his tomb. He slowly approaches don Juan, who retreats in confusion. Don Juan invites the stone guest to the table. After dinner, the Commander signals to don Juan to send the servants away. Left alone with him. The commander makes don Juan promise to come to him for dinner in the chapel tomorrow at ten, accompanied by a servant. The statue leaves. Don Juan is brave, trying to overcome the horror.

Isabella arrives in Seville. The thought of shame haunts her, and she languishes with grief. Don Diego asks the King to remove Don Juan's disgrace since he is going to marry him to Duchess Isabella. The king promises not only to remove the disgrace, but also to grant Don Juan the title of count, so that Isabella’s pride does not suffer, because Octavio, to whom she was previously betrothed, is a duke. The Queen asked the King to forgive the Marquis de da Mota, and the King orders the Marquis to be released and married to Doña Anna. Octavio asks the King for permission to challenge Don Juan to a duel, but the King refuses him.

Aminta and her father are looking for don Juan. Having met Octavio, they ask where they can find him. Octavio, having found out why they need him, advises Haseno to buy his daughter an outfit similar to a court one, and promises to take her to the King himself.

At night, the wedding of don Juan and Isabella is supposed to take place, but before that, don Juan is going to keep his word and visit the statue of the Commander. When he and Catalinon arrive at the chapel where Don Gonzalo is buried, the Commander invites them to share a meal with him. He tells Don Juan to lift the tombstone - under it there is a black table set for dinner. Two ghosts in black bring chairs. On the table are scorpions, toads, snakes, and for drinking - bile and vinegar. After dinner, the Commander extends his hand to don Juan. Don Juan gives him his. Squeezing Don Juan’s hand, the statue says, “The Lord is inscrutable / In His righteous decisions.” / He wants you to be punished / for all your crimes / with this dead hand. / The highest sentence reads: / “According to actions and retribution.” Don Juan says that Dona Anna is pure: he did not have time to dishonor her. He asks to bring a priest to forgive him his sins. But Don Gonzalo is relentless. Don Juan dies. A crash is heard, the tomb, along with Don Juan and Don Gonzalo, collapses, and Catalinon falls to the floor.

Patricio and Gaseno come to the King with a complaint against Don Juan, who deceived Patricio and took Aminta away from him. They are joined by Tisbeya, whom don Juan has dishonored. The Marquis de la Mota comes for her. He found witnesses ready to confirm that the crime for which he was imprisoned was committed not by him, but by don Juan. The king orders the villain to be captured and executed. Don Diego also asks that Don Juan be sentenced to death. Catalinon appears. He tells what happened in the chapel. Hearing about the just punishment that befell the scoundrel. The king proposes to quickly celebrate three weddings: Octavio with the widowed Isabella, Mota with Dona Anna and Patricio with Aminta.

The young fisherman Tisbeya sits on the seashore near Tarragona and fishes. All her friends are in love, but she does not know the torments of love, and she is glad that neither passion nor jealousy poisons her life. Suddenly a cry is heard: “Save me! I’m drowning!”, and soon two men get out onto land: these are don Juan and his servant Catalinon. Don Juan saved the drowning servant, but upon reaching land, he collapsed unconscious. Tisbeya sends Catalin for the fishermen, and she puts don Juan's head on her lap. Don Juan comes to his senses and, seeing the beauty of the girl, declares his love for her. The fishermen take Don Juan to Tisbea's house. Don Juan orders Catalinon to get horses so he can slip away unnoticed before dawn. Catalinon tries to reassure the owner: “Abandon the girl and hide - / Is this the price for hospitality?”, but don Juan remembers Aeneas, who abandoned Dido. Don Juan swears his love to Tisbea and promises to take her as his wife, but after the trusting girl gives herself to him, he runs away with Catalinon on the horses she borrowed. Tisbeya mourns her ruined honor.

Luck itself serves me

I got a contract as a postman.

It is clear that the letter is from a lady,

Whose beauty is the immodest marquis

Exalted. I'm so lucky!

It’s not for nothing that I am famous, as the most

Shameless prankster:

I'm really a master

Dishonor girls like this

So that there is no evidence.

Don Juan opens the letter. Doña Anna writes that for her, “three deaths are three times worse” to live with an unloved husband, and if Mota wants to connect his fate with her, let him come to her at eleven o’clock, wearing a colored cloak so that it is easier to recognize him. Don Juan tells the Marquis de la Mota that his chosen one is waiting for him at midnight in her bedroom and asks him to wear a colored cloak so that the chaperones will recognize him. Mota is beside himself with happiness. Don Juan rejoices at the upcoming adventure.

Don Diego scolds his son for discrediting their glorious family, and gives him the King’s order to immediately leave Seville and go to Lebrija.

Don Juan meets Motu at night, who can’t wait to meet Dona Anna. Because there is still a whole hour until midnight, and don Juan is looking for entertainment. Mota shows him where Beatrice lives and lends him his colored cloak so that the beauty will mistake don Juan for Mota and be affectionate with him. Don Juan in Mota's cloak goes not to Beatrice, but to Dona Anna, but he fails to deceive the girl, and she drives away the insolent man. Don Gonzalo comes running to his daughter’s cry with a drawn sword. He does not allow Don Juan to escape, and in order to escape, he stabs Don Gonzalo.

Jumping out of Don Gonzalo's house, Don Juan encounters Mota, who hastily takes his cloak, because midnight is about to come. Don Juan manages to tell him that his prank ended badly, and Mota prepares to disentangle Beatrice’s reproaches. Don Juan is hiding. Mota hears screams and wants to find out what's going on, but then the guards grab him. Don Diego brings Mota to King Alfonso of Castile, who orders the villain to be tried and executed tomorrow. Mota cannot understand what is going on, but no one explains anything to him. The king orders the glorious Commander, Don Gonzalo, to be buried with all honors.

Cavaliero is buried here.

He is waiting for the right hand of God

The murderer will take revenge.

Don Juan pulls the statue of the Commander by the beard, then invites the stone statue to his place for dinner. In the evening, when don Juan and Catalinon sit down at the table, there is a knock on the door. The servant sent to open the door cannot utter a word out of fear; the cowardly Catalinon, whom Don Juan orders to let the guest in, seems to have swallowed his tongue in horror. Don Juan takes the candle and goes to the door himself. Don Gonzalo enters in the form in which he is sculptured above his tomb. He slowly approaches don Juan, who retreats in confusion. Don Juan invites the stone guest to the table. After dinner, the Commander signals to don Juan to send the servants away. Left alone with him. The commander makes don Juan promise to come to him for dinner in the chapel tomorrow at ten, accompanied by a servant. The statue leaves. Don Juan is brave, trying to overcome the horror.

Isabella arrives in Seville. The thought of shame haunts her, and she languishes with grief. Don Diego asks the King to remove the disgrace from Don Juan, since he is going to marry him to Duchess Isabella. The king promises not only to remove the disgrace, but also to grant Don Juan the title of count, so that Isabella’s pride does not suffer, because Octavio, to whom she was previously betrothed, is a duke. The Queen asked the King to forgive the Marquis de la Mota, and the King orders the Marquis to be released and married to Doña Anna. Octavio asks the King for permission to challenge Don Juan to a duel, but the King refuses him.

The Lord is inscrutable

In your righteous decisions.

He wants to be punished

You for all your crimes

With this dead hand.

The final verdict reads:

"According to actions and retribution."

Don Juan says that Dona Anna is pure: he did not have time to dishonor her. He asks to bring a priest to forgive him his sins. But Don Gonzalo is relentless. Don Juan dies. A crash is heard, the tomb, along with Don Juan and Don Gonzalo, collapses, and Catalinon falls to the floor.

Patricio and Gaseno come to the King with a complaint against Don Juan, who deceived Patricio and took Aminta away from him. They are joined by Tisbeya, whom don Juan has dishonored. The Marquis de la Mota comes for her. He found witnesses who were ready to confirm that the crime for which he was imprisoned was committed not by him, but by don Juan. The king orders the villain to be captured and executed. Don Diego also asks that Don Juan be sentenced to death. Catalinon appears. He tells what happened in the chapel. Hearing about the just punishment that befell the scoundrel. The king proposes to quickly celebrate three weddings: Octavio with the widowed Isabella, Mota with Dona Anna and Patricio with Aminta.

Jealous of myself

The intrigue of this story is that Caballero Don Melchor, who came from the provinces to Madrid to meet his bride in absentia, falls in love with a stranger in church, seeing only her lovely hand, not knowing that it belongs to his bride Magdalena. A chance meeting of young people after mass makes an impression on Magdalena, she falls in love with Melchor (her face is covered with a mantilla) not suspecting that he is her fiancé. On a date at Magdalena's father's house, Melchor does not recognize the charming hand in his betrothed mistress, and Magdalena, offended by his indifference, begins to be jealous of Melchor for herself, without revealing the truth to him.

A sophisticated game is taking place - Melchor in his imagination completes the portrait of the mysterious beauty, not suspecting that she is his bride. Magdalena’s jealousy of herself becomes the main motive for the development of the action and almost leads the characters’ relationship to a dead end.

Don Gil Green Pants

Dona Juana in a men's suit - green trousers and a camisole - arrives from his native Valladolid to Madrid. Quintana, her old faithful servant, accompanies her. He asks the lady why she left her father's house and travels in a man's guise. Juana says that on Easter, in April, she went out for a walk and met a beautiful stranger whom she fell in love with at first sight. She couldn’t sleep at night, and, opening the door to the balcony, she saw the handsome man below. Don Martin de Guzman sang serenades to her at night and sent her letters and gifts during the day. Less than two months later, Juana gave up. But when Martin’s father, Don Andres, found out about their love, a terrible scandal broke out. Juana comes from a noble but impoverished family, and the old man values only gold. He wants to marry his son to Ines, the daughter of his friend Don Pedro, but is afraid that Juana will sue the seducer and perjurer. Therefore, Andres decided to send Martin to Madrid under a false name. He wrote to Pedro that his son had tied himself with Juana, but he had found a suitable groom for Inez - Don Gil de Albornoz, who was not only well-born and rich, but also young and handsome. Martin dutifully went to Madrid under the name of Don Gil. Having found out about this, Juana follows him. So that Martin does not recognize her, she sends Quintana to Vallecas, promising to send him a letter, and hires herself a new servant - Caramanchel. Karamanchel changed many masters: he served with a doctor who prescribed the same medicines for everyone, with a corrupt lawyer, with a glutton priest. Karamanchel is surprised by the unmasculine appearance of his new master and says that he looks like a castrato. Juana calls himself Don Gil.

Martin comes to Pedro and gives him a letter from Andres, where he praises “Don Gil” in every possible way. Martin says that he wants to get married to Ines as soon as possible, because his father has chosen another bride for him: if the father finds out about his son’s desire to marry Ines, he will deprive him of his inheritance, Pedro is ready to hurry up with the wedding: he completely trusts Andres and will not waste time on checking information about the groom. Pedro promises to talk to his daughter today. He will not tell her the name of the groom for now, and he will secretly confess his love to her in the evening in the Ducal Garden. Martin is delighted with his own cunning.

Juan, in love with Inez, begs her not to go to the Ducal Garden: he is tormented by a bad feeling. But Ines had already promised her cousin to go there with her. Ines assures Juan of her love and invites him to come to the garden too.

Pedro starts talking to Ines about the groom, claiming that Juan is no match for him. Inez is unhappy that they are predicting a man for her husband whom she has not even seen. Having learned that the groom's name is Don Gil, she exclaims: “Don Gil? God have mercy! / What is the name! My husband is / The Christmas shepherd in matting / Or sheepskin!” Having learned that Hil is waiting for her in the Duke's Garden. Inez is afraid that he will meet Juan there.

Dona Juana appears in a man's suit in the Ducal Garden. Having bribed the servants, she knows about her rival's every move. Seeing Ines, her cousin Clara and Juan, she speaks to them and captivates the ladies with her courtesy and beauty. Juan suffers from jealousy. Hearing that Juana has arrived from Valladolid, Ines asks her about Gil. Juana says her name is Gil too. Ines decides that this is the groom whom her father reads to her. She likes the handsome young man, and Ines is ready to give him her hand. Juana promises to come to Inez’s window at night, and Inez is looking forward to the meeting. Ines tells her father that she will happily marry Gil. But when she sees Martin, whom Pedro introduces to her as Gil, she realizes that this is not the Gil with whom she is in love. Her chosen one has “Speech flows like a river of honey, / Eyes sparkle brighter than the stars” and green pants. Martin promises to come to her tomorrow in green pants.

Dona Juana tells Quintana about her successes: Inez is crazy about her, and Martin, in a rage, is looking everywhere for a double rival to pierce him with a sword.

Calling herself Elvira, Juana rents a house next door to Inez's. Having met in the garden, the ladies meet and become friends. Juana reminds Ines of her missing lover, and Ines confides all her sorrows to her - thus, Juana knows Martin's every move. Juana is afraid that Martin might suspect that Gil is not Gil at all, but Juana in disguise. She sends Quintana to Martin with the news that after his departure, Juana, who carries the fruit of his love under her heart, retired to a monastery and there sheds tears day and night. If Martin does not return to her, she will choose death over dishonor. Juana is sure that, having received such a letter, Martin will believe in the existence of Don Gil.

Don Juan suffers from jealousy. Ines admits that Gil, dear to her heart, has disappeared, but another, self-proclaimed Gil has appeared, and her father is forcing her to marry him. She asks Juan to kill her rival. For the sake of Ines, Juan is ready to deal with the impostor today. Inez hopes that, having gotten rid of the false Gil, she will be able to marry Gil Green Pants.

Ines visits her new friend Elvira. "Elvira" tells her that she came from Castile. Since childhood, she has loved Don Miguel de Ribera, who reciprocated her feelings. But when she gave herself to him, he soon forgot all his vows and left her. Having learned that Miguel had gone to Valladolid, “Elvira” went to pick him up. Miguel's friend Don Gil de Albornoz boasted that a rich and beautiful bride was waiting for him in Madrid, and Miguel, having stolen Don Andres' letter from Gil, called himself Gil in order to marry Ines himself. Fate brought “Elvira” together with Gil Green Pants, who looked exactly like her, and the young man fell in love with her. But “Elvira” says that she loves only the flighty Miguel, and is trying with all her might to win him back. The ladies find out that Ines doesn't love Miguel, and "Elvira" doesn't love Gil.

Quintana gives Martin a note from Juana, who is supposedly in the monastery. Martin, who suspected that Juana was in Madrid and was pursuing him, calms down. After reading Juana's letter, he is filled with tenderness for her. Martin assures Quintana that he came to Madrid only to submit a petition to the king, and in a few days he will return to Juana. He wants to write an answer to Juana and promises to bring it to Quintana the next day. Left alone, Martin reflects that it is unworthy of a nobleman to deceive a woman who is expecting a child from him, and decides to return home.

Juan challenges Martin to a duel. Martin offers to settle the matter peacefully: let Inez make her own choice. Juan says that Inez cannot refuse Martin, because she does not dare to disobey her father, she cries, but is ready to reconcile herself and give her hand to Martin. Martin is sorry to lose his true prey, and, forgetting about his love for Juana, he decides to marry Ines. Martin does not accept Juan's challenge, believing that it is stupid to fight before the wedding - in a month he is ready to fight his opponent. The servant brings Martin a package from his father addressed to Don Gil de Albornoz: it contains three letters - to Martin, Don Pedro and the merchant Agustin Soller, who must give money to Don Gil de Albornoz's envoy. Rushing to Ines, Martin loses his letters. They are found by Caramanchel, who gives them to Juana, confident that she is Gil. Juana sends Quintana for money.

Ines tells her father that the groom he introduced to her is not Gil at all, but Miguel. Don Pedro is completely confused. Inez tells him everything that “Elvira” told her. Don Pedro is outraged by the impudence of the impostor. Ines promises to introduce him to the real Don Gil. Juana appears wearing green pants. She tells how Miguel betrayed her trust and stole letters. But now she has received new letters from her father and can catch the impostor in a lie. Pedro reads Andres' letter and is imbued with confidence that Juana is the true Don Gil. When Martin appears, Pedro and Ines expose him as a liar and an impostor. The servant sent to the merchant Soller returns empty-handed: Don Gil has already taken the money intended for him. Martin is furious: the unknown double has ruined all his plans.

Quintana brings Martin the news of Juana's death. Martin decides that Don Gil is Juana, who has risen from the grave to punish him. Quintana picks up this idea and says that after Juana’s death, she comes to her father’s house under the guise of a certain Gil and curses Martin, who has forgotten his real name. Martin wants to order five hundred masses so that Juana's spirit will humble and calm down. Ines asks Karamanchel where his master is. Caramanchel replies that his owner, Don Gil Green Pants, often visits Elvira and leaves her at dawn. Ines doesn't believe it, but Caramanchel shows her Don Gil's love letter to Elvira. Inez is ready to give her hand to Juan if he kills the unfaithful Gil Green Pants.

Juana, having learned from Quintana that Martin never gave up the idea of marrying Ines, writes to her father that she is on her deathbed, and her killer, Martin, is hiding under the name Gil in order to avoid the revenge of her relatives. After reading her letter, her father will immediately go to Madrid, and Martin will have a hard time.

Having accidentally met Inez's cousin Clara, who is also in love with Gil Green Pants, Juana, dressed in a man's suit, declares his love to her. Ines, who hears their conversation and Gil’s unflattering review of himself, decides out of grief to marry Miguel. She calls on Miguel to pierce the traitor Gil with a sword, but Juana, afraid of meeting Miguel, says that she is Elvira in disguise: tormented by jealousy, she wanted to find out if Ines really loves Gil, and not her Miguel, and she herself wrote a love letter on behalf of Gil to Elvira. Elvira allegedly borrowed the men's suit from Gil, who only loves Ines.

Karamanchel is ordered to deliver the letter to Elvira. Seeing her, he is amazed at her resemblance to his owner: “Cheer, mind me! Don Gil in a mantilla! / I seem to be sober and not delirious... / They both belong in hell - / And this Gil and Hill!” Elvira promises Karamanchel that in an hour he will see both her and his master together. But Karamanchel does not believe it and believes that Elvira is Gil in disguise.

Don Juan is looking for his rivals who share the same name, Gil. “There are two of them, and both deign to appear at her window: / So let them stab me / Or I will pierce them both.” He hurries under the window to Ines. Ines, in the dark, mistakes him for her lover - Gil Green Pants. Juan does not dissuade her. Martin soon appears, also wearing green pants. Seeing Juan talking with Inez, he decides that this is his elusive double, but the thought that it could be the ghost of the late Juana fills him with fear. Don Juan recognizes Martin as the false Gil, whom Inez hates. Juan challenges him to a duel. Ines, seeing two young men in green pants, cannot understand what is going on. "Elvira" looks out of her window and tells Ines that the traitor Miguel has come here. Martin, mistaking Juan for the spirit of Dona Juana, disappears in fear. Clara appears in a man's suit. She came to check if Gil was secretly meeting with Ines. Posing as Gil, she speaks tender words to Ines. Karamanchel, observing the entire scene from the side, exclaims: “Otherwise I’m dreaming while standing, / Otherwise there was a downpour from Hiley here.” Juan threatens to kill Clara. Juana changes into a man's dress, goes downstairs and also approaches Inez's window. Juana, Juan and Clara argue about which of them is the real Gil. Juan rushes at Juana with a sword. Quintana fights him instead. Juan is injured.

Juana's father Don Diego, having received a letter from his daughter, comes to Madrid to take revenge on her murderer Martin. Martin swears that he did not kill Juana, calling Quintana as a witness, but he claims that Martin stabbed Juana. Alguacil takes Martin into custody. Juana, Juan, Ines, Clara and Don Pedro appear. Juana tells the whole truth, reveals all the tricks she resorted to in order to return Martin, Martin is happy that he escaped danger. He asks for forgiveness from Juana and her hand from Don Pedro. Inez gives her consent to don Juan, and Clara is ready to become the wife of her longtime admirer, don Antonio.

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Don Juan's father, Don Diego, receives a letter from his brother Don Pedro, where he tells how don Juan was caught at night with Duchess Isabella. King Alfonso of Castile, having learned about this, asks where don Juan is now. It turns out that he arrived in Seville that night. The king is going to report everything to Naples, marry Don Juan to Isabella and save Duke Octavio from undeserved punishment. In the meantime, out of respect for his father’s merits, he sends Don Juan into exile in Aebrija. The king regrets that he too hastily betrothed Don Gonzalo's daughter to Don Juan, and, in order not to offend Don Gonzalo, decides to appoint him marshal. The servant reports to the King that Duke Octavio has arrived and asks to receive him. The king and Don Diego think that Octavio knows everything and will ask permission to challenge Don Juan to a duel. Don Diego, worried for the life of his son, asks the King to prevent the duel. The king kindly receives Octavio. He promises to write to the King of Naples to remove his disgrace, and invites him to marry the daughter of Don Gonzalo de Ulloa. Don Diego invites Octavio to his house. Having met don Juan by chance, Octavio, not knowing that don Juan is the culprit of all his suffering, exchanges assurances of friendship with him. Don Juan's friend Marquis de la Mota blames Don Juan for completely forgetting him. They often played mischief together, and don Juan asks Mota about the beauties he knew. Mota confides in Don Juan his heartfelt secret: he is in love with his cousin Dona Anna, and she also loves him, but unfortunately. The king has already married her to someone else. Mota wrote to Dona Anna and is now waiting for a response from her. He is in a hurry on business, and don Juan offers to wait for the letter for him. When Mota leaves, Doña Anna's maid gives don Juan a note for Mota. Don Juan rejoices: “Luck itself / I got a contract to serve as a postman. / It is clear that the letter is from a lady, / Whose beauty the immodest Marquis / Extolled. I'm so lucky! / It’s not for nothing that I am famous as the most / shameless mischief-maker: / I’m really an expert / at dishonoring girls in such a way / So that there is no evidence.” Don Juan opens the letter. Doña Anna writes that for her, “three deaths are three times more terrible” to live with an unloved husband, and if Mota wants to throw in his lot with her, let him come to her at eleven o’clock, wearing a colored cloak so that he can be easier to recognize. Don Juan tells the Marquis de la Mota that his chosen one is waiting for him at midnight in her bedroom and asks him to wear a colored cloak so that the duennas will recognize him. Mota is beside himself with happiness. Don Juan rejoices at the upcoming adventure.

Don Diego scolds his son for discrediting their glorious family, and conveys to him the King’s order to immediately leave Seville and go to Lebrija.

The Mischief of Seville, or the Stone Guest

Palace of the King of Naples. Night. Don Juan leaves Duchess Isabela, who mistakes him for her beloved Duke Octavio. She wants to light a candle, but don Juan stops her. Isabela suddenly realizes that Octavio was not with her and calls for help. The King of Naples comes to the noise and orders the guards to seize Don Juan and Isabela. He instructs the Spanish ambassador, Don Pedro Tenorio, to figure out what happened and leaves. Don Pedro orders Isabela to be taken away. When don Pedro and don Juan remain face to face, don Juan tells how he cunningly made his way to Isabela and took possession of her. Don Juan is Don Pedro's nephew, and his uncle, willy-nilly, has to cover up his tricks. Fearing the royal wrath, he sends Don Juan to Milan and promises to inform his nephew about the consequences of his deception. Don Pedro reports to the King of Naples that the man, who was captured by the guards, jumped from the balcony and fled, and the lady, who turned out to be Duchess Isabela, claims that Duke Octavio came to her at night and insidiously took possession of her. The king orders Isabela to be thrown into prison, and Octavio to be captured and forcibly married to Isabela. Don Pedro and the guards come to Octavio's house. Don Pedro, in the name of the king, accuses him of dishonoring Isabela, who believed his promises. Octavio, having learned about his beloved’s infidelity, becomes desperate and decides to secretly flee to Spain. Don Juan, instead of going to Milan, also sails to Spain.

The young fisherman Tisbeya sits on the seashore near Tarragona and fishes. All her friends are in love, but she does not know the torments of love, and she is glad that neither passion nor jealousy poisons her life. Suddenly a cry is heard: “Save me! I’m drowning!”, and soon two men get out onto land: these are don Juan and his servant Katadinon. Don Juan saved the drowning servant, but upon reaching land, he collapsed unconscious. Tisbeya sends Catalinon for the fishermen, and she puts don Juan's head on her lap. Don Juan comes to his senses and, seeing the beauty of the girl, declares his love for her. The fishermen take Don Juan to Tisbea's house. Don Juan orders Katadinon to get horses so he can slip away unnoticed before dawn. Catalinon tries to reassure the owner: “Abandon the girl and hide - / Is this the price for hospitality?”, but don Juan remembers Aeneas, who abandoned Dido. Don Juan swears his love to Tisbee and promises to take her as his wife, but after the trusting girl gives herself to him, he runs away with Katadinon on the horses she borrowed. Tisbeya mourns her ruined honor.

King Alfonso of Castile talks with Don Gonzalo de Ulloa, who has returned from Lisbon. Gonzado talks about the beauty of Lisbon, calling it the eighth wonder of the world. The king, in order to reward Gonzalo for his faithful service, promises to find a worthy groom for his beautiful daughter. He intends to marry her off to Don Juan Tenorio. Gonzalo likes his future son-in-law - after all, he comes from a noble Seville family.

Don Juan's father, Don Diego, receives a letter from his brother Don Pedro, where he tells how don Juan was caught at night with Duchess Isabela. King Alfonso of Castile, having learned about this, asks where don Juan is now. It turns out that he arrived in Seville that night. The king is going to report everything to Naples, marry Don Juan to Isabela and save Duke Octavio from undeserved punishment. In the meantime, out of respect for his father’s merits, he sends Don Juan into exile in Aebrija. The king regrets that he too hastily betrothed Don Gonzado's daughter to Don Juan, and, in order not to offend Don Gonzalo, decides to appoint him marshal. The servant reports to the King that Duke Octavio has arrived and asks to receive him. The king and Don Diego think that Octavio knows everything and will ask permission to challenge Don Juan to a duel. Don Diego, worried for the life of his son, asks the King to prevent the duel. The king kindly receives Octavio. He promises to write to the King of Naples to remove his disgrace, and invites him to marry the daughter of Don Gonzalo de Ulloa. Don Diego invites Octavio to his house. Having met don Juan by chance, Octavio, not knowing that don Juan is the culprit of all his suffering, exchanges assurances of friendship with him. Don Juan's friend Marquis de la Mota blames Don Juan for completely forgetting him. They often played mischief together, and don Juan asks Mota about the beauties he knew. Mota confides in Don Juan his heartfelt secret: he is in love with his cousin Dona Anna, and she also loves him, but unfortunately. The king has already married her to someone else. Mota wrote to Dona Anna and is now waiting for a response from her. He is in a hurry on business, and don Juan offers to wait for the letter for him. When Mota leaves, Doña Anna's maid gives don Juan a note for Mota. Don Juan rejoices: “Luck itself / I contracted to serve as a postman. / It is clear that the letter is from a lady / Whose beauty the immodest marquis / Extolled. I am lucky! / It is not for nothing that I am famous as the most / Shameless mischief: / I am truly a master / To dishonor girls in such a way / So that there is no evidence." Don Juan opens the letter. Doña Anna writes that for her “three deaths are three times more terrible” to live with an unloved husband, and if Mota wants to throw in his lot with her, let him come to her at eleven o’clock, wearing a colored cloak so that it is easier to recognize him. Don Juan tells the Marquis de la Mota that his chosen one is waiting for him at midnight in her bedroom and asks him to wear a colored cloak so that the duennas will recognize him. Mota is beside himself with happiness. Don Juan rejoices at the upcoming adventure.

Don Diego scolds his son for discrediting their glorious family, and conveys to him the King’s order to immediately leave Seville and go to Lebrija.

Isabela, on her way to Seville, where her wedding with don Juan awaits her, meets Tisbea, who confides her grief to her: don Juan seduced her and abandoned her. Tisbeya wants to take revenge on the deceiver and complain about him to the King. Isabela takes her as her companion.

Don Juan talks to Catalinon in the chapel. The servant says that Octavio found out who was responsible for all his troubles, and the Marquis de da Mota also proved his innocence in the murder of Don Gonzalo. Noticing the tomb of the Commander, don Juan reads the inscription on it: “The Cavalier is buried here. / He is waiting for the right hand of God / He will take revenge on the murderer." Don Juan pulls the statue of the Commander by the beard, then invites the stone statue to his place for dinner. In the evening, when don Juan and Catalinon are sitting down at the table, there is a knock on the door. The servant sent to open the door cannot utter a word out of fear; the cowardly Katadinon, whom don Juan orders to let the guest in, seems to have swallowed his tongue in horror. Don Juan takes the candle and goes to the door himself. Don Gonzalo enters in the form in which he is sculptured above his tomb. He slowly approaches don Juan, who retreats in confusion. Don Juan invites the stone guest to the table. After dinner, the Commander signals to don Juan to send the servants away. Left alone with him. The commander makes don Juan promise to come to him for dinner in the chapel tomorrow at ten, accompanied by a servant. The statue leaves. Don Juan is brave, trying to overcome the horror.

Isabela arrives in Seville. The thought of shame haunts her, and she languishes with grief. Don Diego asks the King to remove Don Juan's disgrace since he is going to marry him to Duchess Isabela. The king promises not only to remove the disgrace, but also to grant Don Juan the title of count, so that Isabela’s pride does not suffer, because Octavio, to whom she was previously betrothed, is a duke. The Queen asked the King to forgive the Marquis de da Mota, and the King orders the Marquis to be released and married to Doña Anna. Octavio asks the King for permission to challenge Don Juan to a duel, but the King refuses him.

At night, the wedding of don Juan and Isabela is supposed to take place, but before that, don Juan is going to keep his word and visit the statue of the Commander. When he and Catalinon arrive at the chapel where Don Gonzalo is buried, the Commander invites them to share a meal with him. He tells Don Juan to lift the tombstone - under it there is a black table set for dinner. Two ghosts in black bring chairs. On the table are scorpions, toads, snakes, and for drinking - bile and vinegar. After dinner, the Commander extends his hand to don Juan. Don Juan gives him his. Squeezing Don Juan’s hand, the statue says: “The Lord is inscrutable / In His righteous decisions. / He wants you to be punished / for all your crimes / with this dead hand. / The highest sentence reads: / “According to actions and retribution.” Don Juan says that Dona Anna is pure: he did not have time to dishonor her. He asks to bring a priest to forgive him his sins. But Don Gonzalo is relentless. Don Juan dies. A crash is heard, the tomb, along with Don Juan and Don Gonzalo, collapses, and Catalinon falls to the floor.

Reads in 10–15 minutes.

original - 40−60 minutes.

Don Juan's father, Don Diego, receives a letter from his brother Don Pedro, where he tells how don Juan was caught at night with Duchess Isabella. King Alfonso of Castile, having learned about this, asks where don Juan is now. It turns out that he arrived in Seville that night. The king is going to report everything to Naples, marry Don Juan to Isabella and save Duke Octavio from undeserved punishment. In the meantime, out of respect for his father’s merits, he sends don Juan into exile in Lebrija. The king regrets that he too hastily betrothed Don Gonzalo's daughter to Don Juan, and, in order not to offend Don Gonzalo, decides to appoint him marshal. The servant reports to the King that Duke Octavio has arrived and asks to receive him. The king and Don Diego think that Octavio knows everything and will ask permission to challenge Don Juan to a duel. Don Diego, worried for the life of his son, asks the King to prevent the duel. The king kindly receives Octavio. He promises to write to the King of Naples to remove his disgrace, and invites him to marry the daughter of Don Gonzalo de Ulloa. Don Diego invites Octavio to his house. Having met don Juan by chance, Octavio, not knowing that don Juan is the culprit of all his suffering, exchanges assurances of friendship with him. Don Juan's friend Marquis de la Mota blames Don Juan for completely forgetting him. They often played mischief together, and don Juan asks Mota about the beauties he knew. Mota confides his heartfelt secret to Don Juan: he is in love with his cousin Dona Anna, and she also loves him, but, unfortunately, the king has already married her to someone else. Mota wrote to Dona Anna and is now waiting for a response from her. He is in a hurry on business, and don Juan offers to wait for the letter for him. When Mota leaves, Doña Anna's maid gives don Juan a note for Mota. Don Juan rejoices: “Luck itself / I got a contract to serve as a postman. / It is clear that the letter is from a lady, / Whose beauty the immodest Marquis / Extolled. I'm so lucky! / It’s not for nothing that I am famous as the most / shameless mischief-maker: / I’m really an expert / at dishonoring girls in such a way / So that there is no evidence.” Don Juan opens the letter. Doña Anna writes that for her, “three deaths are three times more terrible” to live with an unloved husband, and if Mota wants to throw in his lot with her, let him come to her at eleven o’clock, wearing a colored cloak so that he can be easier to recognize. Don Juan tells the Marquis de la Mota that his chosen one is waiting for him at midnight in her bedroom and asks him to wear a colored cloak so that the duennas will recognize him. Mota is beside himself with happiness. Don Juan rejoices at the upcoming adventure.

Don Diego scolds his son for discrediting their glorious family, and conveys to him the King’s order to immediately leave Seville and go to Lebrija.

Don Juan talks to Catalinon in the chapel. The servant says that Octavio found out who was responsible for all his troubles, and the Marquis de la Mota also proved his innocence in the murder of Don Gonzalo. Noticing the Commander’s tomb, Don Juan reads the inscription on it: “The Cavalier is buried here. / He is waiting for the right hand of God / to take revenge on the murderer.” Don Juan pulls the statue of the Commander by the beard, then invites the stone statue to his place for dinner. In the evening, when don Juan and Catalinon are sitting down at the table, there is a knock on the door. The servant sent to open the door cannot utter a word out of fear; the cowardly Catalinon, whom Don Juan orders to let the guest in, seems to have swallowed his tongue in horror. Don Juan takes the candle and goes to the door himself. Don Gonzalo enters in the form in which he is sculptured above his tomb. He slowly approaches don Juan, who retreats in confusion. Don Juan invites the stone guest to the table. After dinner, the Commander signals to don Juan to send the servants away. Left alone with him. The commander makes don Juan promise to come to him for dinner in the chapel tomorrow at ten, accompanied by a servant. The statue leaves. Don Juan is brave, trying to overcome the horror.

At night, the wedding of don Juan and Isabella is supposed to take place, but before that, don Juan is going to keep his word and visit the statue of the Commander. When he and Catalinon arrive at the chapel where Don Gonzalo is buried, the Commander invites them to share a meal with him. He tells Don Juan to lift the tombstone - under it there is a black table set for dinner. Two ghosts in black bring chairs. On the table are scorpions, toads, snakes, and for drinking - bile and vinegar. After dinner, the Commander extends his hand to don Juan. Don Juan gives him his. Squeezing Don Juan’s hand, the statue says: “The Lord is inscrutable / In his righteous decisions. / He wants you to be punished / For all your atrocities / With this dead hand. / The highest sentence reads: / “According to deeds and retribution.” Don Juan says that Dona Anna is pure: he did not have time to dishonor her. He asks to bring a priest so that he will absolve him of his sins. But Don Gonzalo is inexorable. Don Juan dies. A roar is heard, the tomb, along with Don Juan and Don Gonzalo, collapses, and Catalinon falls on floor.

Reads in 10–15 minutes.

original - in 30−50 minutes.

The teacher Elvira brings good news to Doña Jimena: of the two young nobles in love with her - Don Rodrigo and Don Sancho - Jimena's father, Count Gormas, wants to have the first as his son-in-law; namely, Don Rodrigo is given the girl’s feelings and thoughts.

Ximena’s friend, the daughter of the Castilian king Dona Urraca, has long been passionately in love with the same Rodrigo. But she is a slave of her high position: her duty tells her to make her chosen one only equal by birth - a king or a prince of the blood. In order to stop the suffering that her obviously unquenchable passion caused her, the infanta did everything so that fiery love would bind Rodrigo and Jimena. Her efforts were successful, and now Dona Urraca cannot wait for her wedding day, after which the last sparks of hope should fade away in her heart, and she will be able to be resurrected in spirit.

The fathers of Rodrigo and Jimena - Don Diego and Count Gormas - are glorious grandees and loyal servants of the king. But if the count still represents the most reliable support of the Castilian throne, the time of Don Diego’s great exploits is already behind him - at his age he can no longer lead Christian regiments on campaigns against the infidels as before.

When King Ferdinand was faced with the question of choosing a mentor for his son, he gave preference to the experienced Don Diego, which unwittingly put the friendship of the two nobles to the test. Count Gormas considered the sovereign's choice unfair, Don Diego, on the contrary, praised the wisdom of the monarch, who unmistakably noted the most worthy person.

Word after word, and discussions about the merits of one and another grandee turn into an argument, and then into a quarrel. Mutual insults are poured in, and in the end the Count slaps Don Diego; he draws his sword. The enemy easily knocks her out of Don Diego’s weakened hands, but does not continue the fight, because for him, the glorious Count Gormas, it would be the greatest disgrace to stab a decrepit, defenseless old man.

The mortal insult inflicted on Don Diego can only be washed away with the blood of the offender. Therefore, he orders his son to challenge the count to a mortal battle.

Rodrigo is confused - after all, he has to raise his hand against his beloved’s father. Love and filial duty are desperately fighting in his soul, but one way or another, Rodrigo decides, even life with his beloved wife will be an endless shame for him if his father remains unavenged.

King Ferdinand is angered by the unworthy act of Count Gormas; he orders him to apologize to Don Diego, but the arrogant nobleman, for whom honor is above all else in the world, refuses to obey the sovereign. Count Gormas is not afraid of any threats, for he is sure that without his invincible sword the King of Castile cannot hold his scepter.

The saddened Doña Jimena bitterly complains to the infanta about the damned vanity of her fathers, which threatens to destroy her and Rodrigo’s happiness, which seemed so close to both. No matter how events develop further, none of the possible outcomes bodes well for her: if Rodrigo dies in the duel, her happiness will die along with him; if the young man gains the upper hand, an alliance with her father’s killer will become impossible for her; Well, if the duel does not take place, Rodrigo will be disgraced and will lose the right to be called a Castilian nobleman.

Doña Urraca can only offer one thing to console Jimena: she will order Rodrigo to be with her person, and then, lo and behold, the fathers, through the king, will settle everything themselves. But the infanta was late - Count Gormas and Don Rodrigo had already gone to the place they had chosen for the duel.

The obstacle that arises on the path of the lovers makes the infanta grieve, but at the same time it evokes secret joy in her soul. Hope and sweet longing again settle in Dona Urraca’s heart; she already sees Rodrigo having conquered many kingdoms and thereby becoming her equal, which means he is rightfully open to her love.

Meanwhile, the king, outraged by the disobedience of Count Gormas, orders him to be taken into custody. But his command cannot be fulfilled, for the count has just fallen at the hands of the young Don Rodrigo. As soon as the news of this reaches the palace, a sobbing Jimena appears before Don Ferdinand and on her knees begs him for retribution for the murderer; such retribution can only be death. Don Diego objects that winning a duel of honor cannot in any way be equated with murder. The king listens favorably to both and announces his decision: Rodrigo will be judged.

Rodrigo comes to the house of Count Gormas, whom he killed, ready to appear before the unforgiving judge - Jimena. Ximena’s teacher Elvira, who meets him, is frightened: after all, Ximena may not return home alone, and if her companions see him at her home, a shadow will fall on the girl’s honor. Heeding Elvira's words, Rodrigo hides.

Indeed, Ximena comes accompanied by Don Sancho, who is in love with her, who offers himself as an instrument of retribution to the murderer. Ximena does not agree with his proposal, relying entirely on the righteous royal court.

Left alone with the teacher, Ximena admits that she still loves Rodrigo and cannot imagine life without him; and, since it is her duty to condemn her father’s murderer to execution, she intends, having taken revenge, to go to the grave after her beloved. Rodrigo hears these words and comes out of hiding. He hands Jimena the sword with which Count Gormas was killed and begs her to carry out judgment on him with her own hand. But Jimena drives Rodrigo away, promising that she will certainly do everything so that the killer pays for what he has done with his life, although in her heart she hopes that nothing will work out for her.

Don Diego is incredibly glad that his son, a worthy heir to his ancestors renowned for his courage, has washed away the stain of shame from him. As for Ximena, he tells Rodrigo, this is only an honor - lovers are changed. But for Rodrigo it is equally impossible to change his love for Jimena, nor to unite his fate with his beloved; All that remains is to call upon death.

In response to such speeches, Don Diego invites his son, instead of seeking death in vain, to lead a detachment of daredevils and repel the army of the Moors, which secretly approached Seville on ships under the cover of darkness.

The foray of a detachment led by Rodrigo brings the Castilians a brilliant victory - the infidels flee, two Moorish kings are captured by the hand of the young military leader. Everyone in the capital praises Rodrigo, only Jimena still insists that her mourning dress exposes Rodrigo, no matter how brave a warrior he is, as a villain and cries out for vengeance.

The Infanta, in whose soul the love for Rodrigo does not go out, but, on the contrary, grows ever stronger, persuades Jimena to give up revenge. Even though she cannot go down the aisle with him, Rodrigo, the stronghold and shield of Castile, must continue to serve his sovereign. But despite the fact that he is revered by the people and loved by them, Ximena must fulfill her duty - the murderer will die.

However, Jimena hopes in vain for a royal court - Ferdinand is immensely admired by Rodrigo's feat. Even royal power is not enough to adequately thank the brave man, and Ferdinand decides to use the hint that the captive kings of the Moors gave him: in conversations with the king, they called Rodrigo Cid - lord, master. From now on, Rodrigo will be called by this name, and his name alone will tremble Granada and Toledo.

Despite the honors shown to Rodrigo, Jimena falls at the feet of the sovereign and begs for revenge. Ferdinand, suspecting that the girl loves the one whose death she is asking for, wants to test her feelings: with a sad look, he informs Jimena that Rodrigo died from his wounds. Jimena turns deathly pale, but as soon as she finds out that Rodrigo is actually alive and well, she justifies her weakness by saying that if her father’s murderer had died at the hands of the Moors, it would not have washed away the shame from her; allegedly she was afraid that she was now deprived of the opportunity to take revenge.

As soon as the king has forgiven Rodrigo, Jimena announces that the one who defeats the count’s murderer in a duel will become her husband. Don Sancho, in love with Jimena, immediately volunteers to fight Rodrigo. The king is not too pleased that the life of the most faithful defender of the throne is endangered not on the battlefield, but he allows the duel, setting the condition that whoever emerges victorious will get the hand of Ximena.

Rodrigo comes to say goodbye to Jimena. She wonders if Don Sancho is really strong enough to defeat Rodrigo. The young man replies that he is not going to battle, but to execution, in order to wash away the stain of shame from Jimena’s honor with his blood; he did not allow himself to be killed in battle with the Moors, since he was then fighting for the fatherland and the sovereign, but now it is a completely different case.

Not wanting Rodrigo to die, Jimena first resorts to a far-fetched argument - he cannot fall at the hands of Don Sancho, since this will damage his glory, while for her, Jimena, it is more gratifying to realize that her father was killed by one of the most glorious knights of Castile - but in the end In the end, she asks Rodrigo to win so that she does not have to marry someone she doesn’t love.

Confusion is growing in Jimena's soul: she is afraid to think that Rodrigo will die, and she herself will have to become Don Sancho's wife, but the thought of what will happen if the battlefield remains with Rodrigo does not bring her relief.

Jimena's thoughts are interrupted by Don Sancho, who appears before her with a drawn sword and starts talking about the fight that has just ended. But Jimena does not allow him to say even two words, believing that Don Sancho will now begin to boast of his victory. Hastening to the king, she asks him to have mercy and not force her to go to the crown with Don Sancho - it would be better if the winner takes all her goods, and she herself goes to the monastery.

It was in vain that Ximena did not listen to Don Sancho; Now she learns that, as soon as the fight began, Rodrigo knocked the sword out of the enemy’s hands, but did not want to kill the one who was ready to die for Jimena. The king proclaims that the duel, albeit short and not bloody, has washed away the stain of shame from her, and solemnly hands Rodrigo's hand to Jimena.

Jimena no longer hides her love for Rodrigo, but still, even now, she cannot become the wife of her father’s killer. Then the wise King Ferdinand, not wanting to cause violence to the girl’s feelings, suggests relying on the healing property of time - he schedules a wedding in a year. During this time, the wound in Jimena’s soul will heal, and Rodrigo will accomplish many feats for the glory of Castile and its king.