Fuente Ovejuna: who's who, timeline and places
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- Fernán GómezFernán Gómez is the commander named in the cast.First seen in act 1
- EstebanEsteban is one of the mayors named in the cast.First seen in act 1
- King Don FernandoKing Don Fernando is a king named in the cast.First seen in act 1
- AlonsoAlonso is one of the mayors listed in the cast.First seen in act 1
- Queen Doña IsabelQueen Doña Isabel is a queen named in the cast.First seen in act 1
- LaurenciaLaurencia is a villager who rejects the Commander’s advances and receives Frondoso’s protection.First seen in act 2
- FrondosoFrondoso protects Laurencia by threatening the Commander with his own crossbow.First seen in act 2
- FloresFlores reports the capture of Ciudad Real and the punishments there.First seen in act 2
- MengoMengo defends Jacinta and is ordered whipped by Fernán Gómez.First seen in act 3
- JacintaJacinta is defended by Mengo but taken away by the Commander for the army.First seen in act 3
- Act 2
Fernán Gómez persuades the Master of Calatrava to seize Ciudad Real and support his relatives’ claim to Castile.
- Act 2
Flores reports the capture of Ciudad Real and the punishments carried out there.
- Act 2
King Don Fernando orders a military response to the capture of Ciudad Real.
- Act 2
Frondoso saves Laurencia by threatening the Commander with his own crossbow, provoking a promise of revenge.
- Act 3
Fernán Gómez insults the village officials’ honor and orders them out of the square.
- Act 3
The Commander orders Mengo whipped for defending Jacinta and takes her away for the army.
- Act 3
Laurencia agrees to marry Frondoso, and Esteban welcomes their marriage.
- Act 3
After defeat at Ciudad Real, the Commander interrupts the wedding, arrests Frondoso, strikes Esteban, and orders Laurencia taken away.
- Act 4
Laurencia confronts the village council about its failure to protect her, and the men take up arms.
- Act 4
Laurencia organizes the women while the villagers storm the Commander’s house, free Frondoso, and kill their lord.
- Act 4
The villagers agree to answer every inquiry with their town’s name.
- Act 4
Flores reports the killing to King Fernando, who sends a judge to investigate and punish those responsible.
- Act 4
The villagers maintain their shared answer under torture, preventing the judge from establishing individual guilt.
- Act 4
King Fernando forgives the crime because individual guilt cannot be established and places the town under his authority.
Hidden until you have read that far.
- Fuente OvejunaFuente Ovejuna is the village that welcomes the Commander with music and gifts.First seen in act 2
- Ciudad RealCiudad Real is the place the Commander persuades the Master of Calatrava to capture.First seen in act 2
- CastileCastile is the place claimed by the Master’s relatives, whose cause the Commander supports.First seen in act 2
- the squareThe square is where the Commander orders the village officials to leave.First seen in act 3
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