Pandora's Box: A Tragedy in Three Acts
| Language | en |
|---|---|
| First published | 2010-08-13 |
| Rights | Public domain in the USA. |
| Gutenberg ID | #33415 |
Description
"Pandora's Box: A Tragedy in Three Acts" by Frank Wedekind is a play written in 1904. The second part of Wedekind's Lulu plays, it follows the femme fatale Lulu after her prison escape for murdering her husband. From lavish Parisian society to a London garret, Lulu descends through increasingly desperate circumstances, accompanied by obsessive lovers and exploiters. This controversial tragedy explores lust, greed, and the ambiguous nature of its central character, culminating in a violent encounter with Jack the Ripper. (This is an automatically generated summary.)