The play "Trees die standing", a summary of which will be discussed in the article, was written by the Spanish poet Alejandro Casona in 1949. He remains a very popular author in many countries, and his plays are a huge success. In the article we will consider a summary of one of them, which is a recognized masterpiece.
Start
The play begins with a mention of a beautiful but sad young lady, Isabella, who visits a very strange place for no reason. The beauty is met on the threshold by the secretary, who notifies the director of the girl's arrival. At this moment, the typist transmits information about a certain gentleman of advanced years, Balboa, who wants to meet with the director and has a letter of recommendation. He is invited into the room where the necessary information is written down, and he briskly sits down next to Isabella.
The Sailor Appears
The waiting time is coming, which is violated by a strange man - a pastor in a sailor's robe. Elena (secretary) froze in surprise, but managed to force herself to tell him to wait his turn outside the door. At that timeshe draws attention to the table where the cylinder stands. The woman sees a rabbit peeking out of the cylinder. On the faces of the old man Balboa and Isabella, an expression of complete incomprehension of the situation freezes. At this time, Elena and the typist leave the room, and a conversation starts between the girl and the old man. It turns out that they both do not quite understand where they are. The young lady explains that she saw the man enter in a nearby park, but then he looked like a pastor.
At this time, the sailor-pastor reappears in the room. In a conspiratorial voice, he advises Isabella and Balboa to leave here so as not to get into terrible trouble. The young lady begins to get nervous and tries to leave the place of "imprisonment". Mr. Balboa convinces her to change her mind, because if she leaves, she will definitely run into something bad. The two people begin to have a quiet conversation, trying to figure out who lured them here and for what purpose.
At the same time, a secret door opens and a man who looks like a beggar enters. He walks up to the table, and on the way he takes out jewelry, a purse and a chain from his pockets. He gives himself a strange code name, and then dials someone's number and says that the task is completed. Old Balboa begins to suspect that he was in a den of bandits. He sees how worried Isabella is, and tries to calm her down. While the beggar is looking at the guests, a hunter enters the door with a gun on his shoulder. Behind him are two large dogs. He does not introduce himself to the guests in any way, but he also calls someone to inform about the completedassignment. He also asks the caller to send more dogs and rabbits by tomorrow.
Director
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Watching such a strange picture, the old man and the girl still decide to leave the strange place, but then the director himself suddenly appears - a very attractive looking young man. He starts a conversation with the girl and tells her about Dr. Ariel, who owns the place. He also reports that Dr. Ariel is actively involved in charity work, to which the girl replies a little sharply that she did not ask for handouts. The director explains to her that she means spiritual charity. Employees of the office make dreams come true, give hope and faith. After a vague dialogue, Isabella leaves, and the director of the office starts a conversation with Balboa.
The story of Balboa
The work "Trees die standing", the content of which we are considering, clouds the reader's gaze even more, forcing him to guess. It turns out that Balboa lives with his wife. He had a large family that died under tragic circumstances. After that, he stayed with his wife and grandson. The guy fell under the negative influence, began to drink and disappear at night. Later it became known that he plays cards. This path ledhim to huge debts, and one day Balboa caught his grandson trying to break into his own desk. This was the last straw. The man kicked his grandson out of the house. Relatives have not seen each other for about 20 years.
By the way, Balboa's wife was not aware of everything that was happening. Soon she receives a letter from her grandson, in which he talks about his wonderful life in Canada. In fact, this letter was written by her husband. Thus, a nice correspondence is tied up. After some time, the real grandson, who is going to arrive by ship, gets in touch. Unfortunately, the ship sinks and the man dies. Balboa hides magazines and newspapers from his wife so as not to break her up.
He came to Dr. Ariel's office to offer the director to play Mauricio's grandson. By general agreement, it is decided that Isabella will act as his wife (in reality, the girl's name was Martha).
Second act
Summary of the play "Trees Die Standing" cannot be presented without the second act. In the Balboa house, preparations begin for the arrival of the long-awaited grandson. Mauricio arrives with his wife Isabella. Before dinner, there are many small embarrassments that expose Mauricio and Isabella as deceivers, but the happy grandmother does not notice anything. At the table, everyone eats a delicious dinner and drinks liquor. A young couple is encouraged to kiss, which they have to do. They do not yet know that a separate bedroom awaits them. Over dinner, Mauricio talks about his travels and architecture, but it turns out that Eugenia(Granny) is knowledgeable in these areas, which causes more embarrassment.
Everyone goes to their bedrooms. Mauricio and Isabella start a frank conversation in which the girl admits that the game is hard for her. She seeks to reveal the truth to her grandmother, but the young man convinces her that art is more important than the dictates of the heart. As a result, Mauricio tells the beauty that she is too warm-hearted to be a good actress. The second act of the play "Trees Die Standing", a summary of which we are considering, ends with a conversation in the bedroom.
Third act
Elena calls the director to find out how things are going. He admits that at first Isabella made many mistakes, but now everything is fine. He instructs the secretary to write a telegram, as if Mauricio is urgently called to work.
What will happen next in the play "Trees die standing"? The summary of the book cannot accurately convey the entire palette of feelings, so you need to read it in its entirety. Eugenia starts a conversation with Isabella, thinking that she does not love her grandson. After the conversation, she fears that the girl is too much and unrequitedly in love. Isabella asks the director to prolong the "performance", afraid of the parting scene, but he refuses.
Grandson
Alejandro Casona's play "Trees Die Standing", a summary of which we are studying, is preparing an unexpected twist. It turns out that the real grandson is alive. He comes to Balboa and demands money. As an option, he offers to sell the house, not thatwill tell everything to Eugenia. The old man kicks him out, threatening to kill him. At this time, the couple is preparing to leave. The girl learns about the real grandson and understands that the truth will soon be revealed. She confesses her love to Mauricio, but does not want to continue the performance. He loves her back.
The play "Trees die standing" (summary - in the article) is coming to an end. A real grandson appears on the threshold of the house. Isabella tries to stop him, but to no avail. The grandson calls the granny for a personal conversation and tells everything. It turns out that the old woman herself understood everything. She refuses money to her grandson, and in front of a couple in love she continues to pretend that she believes in what is happening.
End
How does the play "Trees die standing" end? You should read the summary at least in order to find out the intriguing end. And it all ends with the fact that Granny whispers the recipe for the liqueur in Isabella's ear, and the couple leaves. This concludes the play "Trees Die Standing", a summary of which we learned from the article.
