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Title
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[Act XII (Second Illustration) – The Alguacil’s Men Knock on the Door as Sempronio Murders Celestina]
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Description
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Sempronio (figure with his sword raised) and Pármeno (rightmost figure) go to Celestina’s house. They ask Celestina (figure lying on the ground) to fulfill her promise and give them a share of the gold chain given to her by Calisto. She refuses, making up countless excuses and lies in order to escape her obligation. Sempronio draws his sword and threatens her, but she refuses to forfeit part of her reward and calls on Elicia (figure between Sempronio and Pármeno) for help. Sempronio begins striking her, and both she and Elicia scream in horror, calling for the alguacil’s men (the soldiers in the left panel of the illustration). Sempronio and Pármeno hear the men approaching the door and flee upstairs to the third storey. Realizing they have no other recourse for escape, they jump from the window.
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Image Creator
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Hans Weiditz (Illustrator)
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Haynrich Stayner (Heinrich Steiner) (Printer)
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Identifier
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mta:18596
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Source Name
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AInn recht liepliches buechlin unnd gleich ain traurige Comedi (so von den Latinischen Tragicocomoedia genant wirt) darauß der leser vast nurzlichen bericht/ von schaden unngefar fleischlicher lieb/ untrewe der diener/ ausserz der gemaynen weber/ list und geyrzigkait der kupler/ und gleych als inn eynem spiegel mancherlay sitten unnd aygenschafft der menschen/ sehen und lernen mag.
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Image
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