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Don Figaro, driven by fear and pride, announces his plan to acquire a homunculus<br> | Don Figaro, driven by fear and pride, announces his plan to acquire a homunculus<br> | ||
Don Iolio, knowing Inago's true nature, remains silent, torn between loyalty and truth<br> | Don Iolio, knowing Inago's true nature, remains silent, torn between loyalty and truth<br> | ||
====Scene 2: The Rival's Deception==== | ====Scene 2: The Rival's Deception==== | ||
Introduction of Don Inago Montega, Figaro's struggling competitor<br> | Introduction of Don Inago Montega, Figaro's struggling competitor<br> | ||
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Don Iolio's inner turmoil: suspicion about Inago's role in his daughter's disappearance<br> | Don Iolio's inner turmoil: suspicion about Inago's role in his daughter's disappearance<br> | ||
Don Figaro boasts about his plan, unaware of Inago's deception and true financial state<br> | Don Figaro boasts about his plan, unaware of Inago's deception and true financial state<br> | ||
====Scene 3: The Punishment==== | ====Scene 3: The Punishment==== | ||
Don Figaro's aria: "Niente revisioni! Niente edizioni! Niente pause per il caffè!" ("No revisions! No editions! No coffee breaks!")<br> | Don Figaro's aria: "Niente revisioni! Niente edizioni! Niente pause per il caffè!" ("No revisions! No editions! No coffee breaks!")<br> | ||
Don Iolio is sent to work in the text melting furnace, silently accepting his fate<br> | Don Iolio is sent to work in the text melting furnace, silently accepting his fate<br> | ||
Don Figaro's inner conflict: pride in his son's skills vs. frustration at his silence<br> | Don Figaro's inner conflict: pride in his son's skills vs. frustration at his silence<br> | ||
===Act II: The Illusion of Eloquence=== | ===Act II: The Illusion of Eloquence=== | ||
====Scene 1: The Furnace Room==== | ====Scene 1: The Furnace Room==== | ||
Don Iolio meets Iolande, unaware of her identity<br> | Don Iolio meets Iolande, unaware of her identity<br> | ||
Iolande's backstory revealed: her escape from slavery through poetry<br> | Iolande's backstory revealed: her escape from slavery through poetry<br> | ||
They secretly operate the homunculus, their combined talent making it appear successful<br> | They secretly operate the homunculus, their combined talent making it appear successful<br> | ||
====Scene 2: The Facade of Success==== | ====Scene 2: The Facade of Success==== | ||
Don Figaro celebrates the homunculus's apparent success<br> | Don Figaro celebrates the homunculus's apparent success<br> | ||
Iolande, drawn by Figaro's beautiful writing, struggles with her identity and past<br> | Iolande, drawn by Figaro's beautiful writing, struggles with her identity and past<br> | ||
Don Inago's growing desperation as his plan backfires<br> | Don Inago's growing desperation as his plan backfires<br> | ||
====Scene 3: The Betrayal of Substance==== | ====Scene 3: The Betrayal of Substance==== | ||
Don Figaro, emboldened by false success, orders more homunculi<br> | Don Figaro, emboldened by false success, orders more homunculi<br> | ||
Revision as of 20:54, 20 August 2024
Act I: The Wordsmith's Folly
Scene 1: The Word Forge
Introduction of Don Figaro Contrario, a master wordsmith proud of his manual craft
Don Figaro reminisces about his son Iolio's talent with mechanical contraptions
Figaro's inner monologue: he wishes Iolio would offer advice about the homunculus
Flashback: Don Figaro overhears Don Inago boasting about a revolutionary wordsmithing machine
Don Figaro, driven by fear and pride, announces his plan to acquire a homunculus
Don Iolio, knowing Inago's true nature, remains silent, torn between loyalty and truth
Scene 2: The Rival's Deception
Introduction of Don Inago Montega, Figaro's struggling competitor
Reveal of Inago's scheme: he orchestrated Figaro overhearing his false boast
Don Iolio's inner turmoil: suspicion about Inago's role in his daughter's disappearance
Don Figaro boasts about his plan, unaware of Inago's deception and true financial state
Scene 3: The Punishment
Don Figaro's aria: "Niente revisioni! Niente edizioni! Niente pause per il caffè!" ("No revisions! No editions! No coffee breaks!")
Don Iolio is sent to work in the text melting furnace, silently accepting his fate
Don Figaro's inner conflict: pride in his son's skills vs. frustration at his silence
Act II: The Illusion of Eloquence
Scene 1: The Furnace Room
Don Iolio meets Iolande, unaware of her identity
Iolande's backstory revealed: her escape from slavery through poetry
They secretly operate the homunculus, their combined talent making it appear successful
Scene 2: The Facade of Success
Don Figaro celebrates the homunculus's apparent success
Iolande, drawn by Figaro's beautiful writing, struggles with her identity and past
Don Inago's growing desperation as his plan backfires
Scene 3: The Betrayal of Substance
Don Figaro, emboldened by false success, orders more homunculi
Don Iolio and Iolande are made redundant
Iolande's true identity is revealed, causing shock and confusion
Act III: The Collapse of Empty Words
Scene 1: Despair and Chaos
Iolande's aria: "Sono Condannato a Essere un Poeta in un Mondo di Macchine" ("I am condemned to be a poet in a world of machines")
Don Iolio's lament: "Le parole hanno perso il loro significato" ("Words have lost their meaning")
The homunculus malfunctions, spewing out gibberish
Scene 2: The Confrontation
Don Figaro realizes his mistake: "O! Consulente di Automazione Sciocco!" ("Thou foolish automation consultant!")
Don Iolio finally confronts his father about the value of human creativity
The truth about Inago's deception and Iolande's past comes to light
Scene 3: The Pyrrhic Victory of Substance
Reconciliation between Don Figaro, Don Iolio, and Iolande
They work together to restore the art of true wordsmithing
Don Iolio's final aria: "Ci sono più cose nel linguaggio di quanto la vostra macchina possa sognare" ("There are more things in language than your machine can dream of")
The play ends with a crisp packet blowing across St. Mark's Square, symbolising the transience of empty words and false progress