While in his prison cell, Casanova is tormented by fever dreams and flashbacks to his past loves and especially his stay in London. He is also haunted by memories of watching a man being executed and him smashing a window with a stone in Venice. The episode flashes back and forward between Casanova trying to seduce Anne Roman-Coupier, even though his friend strongly discourages this, and him trying to receive some books while being in prison. He finds himself haunted by the memory of Christina, a simple country girl he gave to another rather than marry her himself.Ĭasanova receives a new cellmate in the form of Schalon, a corrupt insurance broker, and reflects on his seduction of three daughters at a house in Grenoble.Ĭasanova is irritated by his constantly complaining cell mate Schalon and remembers how he once pretended to be a magician casting a spell to seduce the virgin daughter of an old naive man. Brutalised by Lorenzo the gaoler and devoid of hope under the harsh prison regime, Casanova's mind wanders back to his past loves and adventures. Plot Episode one: "Steed in the Stable" Īfter being arrested and charged with "foul atheism" and fornication, Casanova is sentenced to five years imprisonment at " The Leads": the most notorious of Venetian gaols.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |