Las paredes oyen by Juan Ruiz de Alarcón
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a prologue and early acts of Juan Ruiz de Alarcón’s Las paredes oyen. The prologue praises the play’s tight construction and moral focus on the vice of gossip, then sketches the plot of Don Mendo, a vain slanderer who courts both Doña Ana and Doña Lucrecia until his own words are overheard and turn others against him. The dramatis personae lead into Act I, where the poor but honorable Don Juan confesses unrequited love for Doña Ana, while the witty servant Beltrán rails against fortune and backbiting; Don Mendo boasts, flirts, and is confronted by Lucrecia over a letter demeaning her in favor of Ana. On the night of San Juan, Don Mendo maligns Ana in the street; she overhears and, stung, resolves to return to Alcalá. At the start of Act II, a young Duke enlists Don Juan to guide him at court and, to observe Ana closely, they disguise themselves as cocheros to accompany her journey. Lucrecia shows Ana the incriminating letter, and when Don Mendo tries to shift blame, Ana dismisses him with the warning that “the walls have ears.” Don Mendo then bribes the “cocheros” (unaware they are the Duke and Don Juan) to divert the carriage so he can speak to Ana; the excerpt closes as the coach is steered off the road and he calls for it to halt. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Ruiz de Alarcón, Juan, 1580?-1639 |
|---|---|
| Title | Las paredes oyen |
| Original Publication | Buenos Aires: Editora Internacional, 1924. |
| Credits | Ramón Pajares Box (imágenes procedentes de los fondos de la Biblioteca Nacional de España). |
| Language | Spanish |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Spanish drama -- Classical period, 1500-1700 |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77445 |
| Release Date | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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