The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest

The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest is a play written by Tirso de Molina. Its title varies according to the English translation, and it has also been published under the titles The Seducer of Seville and the Stone Guest and The Playboy of Seville and the Stone Guest. The play was first published in Spain around 1630, though it may have been performed as early as 1616. Set in the 14th century, the play is the earliest fully developed dramatisation of the Don Juan legend. Main characters Don Juan – protagonist (a young noble); relentlessly seduces all women possible by promising them marriage Duchess Isabela – Duchess that Don Juan tricks; she was going to marry Duke Octavio Don Gonzalo – nobleman and military commander, Doña Ana's father Doña Ana – noble woman and Don Gonzalo's daughter; is engaged to Don Juan for a time (but the engagement is broken off) Secondary characters Octavio – Duke, Isabela's lover Don Pedro – Don Juan's sympathetic uncle Tisbea – peasant girl seduced by Don Juan Catalinón – Don Juan's servant Don Diego – Don Juan's father Marqués de la Mota – another womanizer, who is in love with Doña Ana Aminta – another peasant girl seduced by Don Juan Batricio – peasant man who is newly married to Aminta Fabio – Isabela's servant Summary