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The Marquise of O, and Other Stories Summary & Study Guide Description
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The Marquise of O- by Heinrich von Kleist is an anthology of three short stories by the German author. These dark stories explore the themes of human depravity as well as the wrath of man's judgment. The stories The Marquise of O- and The Earthquake in Chile both record the hardships two women undergo when they find themselves pregnant out of wedlock. The final story, The Foundling, is a chilling tale that describes how a much loved foster child comes to destroy both himself and his foster parents through his lust and desire for revenge.
The Marquise of O-, the longest of the three short stories included in this book, is a tale of deceit and the measure to which a person might go to repair their misdeed. The Marquise is raped, apparently unbeknownst to her, by a Russian count. The count proposes marriage to her in an attempt...
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