Goetz

 Act III

Act III

CONTENTS

Scene I.—Pleasure-garden at Augsburg. The Emperor, the Bishop of Bamberg, Weislingen, the Lady Adelheid, Courtiers.

Scene I.

Emperor

Bishop of Bamberg

Weislingen

Lady Adelheid

Courtiers

Emperor: I am tired of these merchants with their eternal complaints! Every shopkeeper wants help, and no one will stir against the common enemy of the empire and of Christianity.

Emperor:

Weislingen: Who would be active abroad while he is threatened at home?

Weislingen:

Bishop: If we could only remove that proud Sickingen and Berlichingen, the others would soon fall asunder.

Bishop:

Emperor: Brave, noble men at heart, who must be spared and used against the Turks.

Emperor:

Weislingen: The consequences may be dangerous.     [Pg 7] Better to capture them and leave them quietly upon their knightly parole in their castles.

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