The action takes place in Germany, contemporary to the author of the play. The plot unfolds over two years. The drama is preceded by an epigraph by Hippocrates, which in Russian translation sounds like this: “What medicines do not heal, iron heals; what iron does not heal, fire heals.”

The plot is based on a family tragedy. In the ancestral castle of the barons von Moor live the father, the youngest son Franz and the ward of the count, the bride of the eldest son, Amalia von Edelreich. The plot is a letter allegedly received by Franz from the "Leipzig correspondent", which tells about the dissolute life of Karl von Moor, the eldest son of the count, who is at the University of Leipzig. Saddened by the bad news, old man von Moor allows Franz to write a letter to Karl and inform him that the count, angry at the behavior of his eldest son, is depriving him of his inheritance and his parental blessing.

At this time, in Leipzig, in a tavern where students of the University of Leipzig usually gather, Karl von Moor is waiting for an answer to his letter to his father, in which he sincerely repents of his dissolute life and promises to continue to do business. A letter arrives about the Bohemian forests, to take money from rich travelers and put them into circulation. This idea seems tempting to poor students, but they need an ataman, and although Spiegelberg himself counted on this position, everyone unanimously chooses Karl von Moor. Hoping that "blood and death" will make him forget his former life, father, bride, Karl takes an oath of allegiance to his robbers, and they, in turn, swear allegiance to him.

Now that Franz von Moor has managed to expel his older brother from his father's loving heart, he is trying to denigrate him in the eyes of his bride, Amalia. In particular, he informs her that the diamond ring, which she gave to Karl before parting as a pledge of fidelity, he gave to the harlot when he had nothing to pay for his love pleasures. He draws before Amalia a portrait of a sickly beggar in tatters, from whose mouth it reeks of "deadly nausea" - such is her beloved Karl now. But it is not so easy to convince a loving heart, Amalia refuses to believe Franz and drives him away.

But in the head of Franz von Moor has already matured new plan who will finally help him realize his dream of becoming the owner of the inheritance of the Counts von Moor. To do this, he persuades the illegitimate son of a local nobleman, Herman, to change clothes and, having come to the old man Moor, to report that he witnessed the death of Charles, who took part in the battle of Prague. The heart of the sick count is unlikely to withstand this terrible news. For this, Franz promises Herman to return to him Amalia von Edelreich, who was once recaptured from him by Karl von Moor.

That's how it all happens. Old man Moore remembers his eldest son with Amalia. At this time Herman appears in disguise. He tells about Karl, left without any means of subsistence, and therefore decided to take part in the Prussian-Austrian campaign. The war threw him into Bohemia, where he died heroically. Dying, he asked to give his sword to his father, and return the portrait of Amalia to her along with her oath of allegiance. Count von Moore blames himself for the death of his son, he leans back against the pillows, and his heart seems to stop. Franz rejoices at the long-awaited death of his father.

Meanwhile, Carl von Moor is robbing the Bohemian woods. He is bold and often plays with death, as he has lost interest in life. The ataman gives his share of the booty to the orphans. He punishes the rich who rob ordinary people, follows the principle: "My trade is retribution, revenge is my trade."

And in the von Moor family castle, Franz rules. He achieved his goal, but he does not feel satisfaction: Amalia still refuses to become his wife. Herman, who realized that Franz had deceived him, reveals a "terrible secret" to the maid of honor von Edelreich - Karl von Moor is alive and the old man von Moor too.

Karl and his gang are surrounded by Bohemian dragoons, but they manage to escape from it at the cost of the death of only one fighter, while the Bohemian soldiers lost about 300 people. A Czech nobleman is asked to join von Moor's detachment, having lost all his fortune, as well as his beloved, whose name is Amalia. The story of the young man stirred up old memories in Karl's soul, and he decides to lead his gang to Franconia with the words: "I must see her!"

Under the name of Count von Brand of Mecklenburg, Karl enters his family castle. He meets his Amalia and becomes convinced that she is faithful to "the dead Karl." In the gallery among the portraits of his ancestors, he stops at the portrait of his father and stealthily wipes away a tear. No one recognizes the eldest son of the count, only the all-seeing and always suspecting everyone Franz guesses his elder brother in the guest, but does not tell anyone about his guesses. The younger von Moore makes his old butler Daniel swear an oath that he will kill the visiting count. By the scar on his hand, the butler recognizes Karl in Count von Brande, who is unable to lie to the old servant who raised him, but now he must hurry to leave the castle forever. Before disappearing, he still decides to see Amalia, who has feelings for the count that she had previously associated with only one person - Karl von Moor. An unrecognized guest says goodbye to the ladies-in-waiting.

Karl returns to his robbers, in the morning they will leave these places, and while he wanders through the forest, in the darkness he hears a voice and sees a tower. It was Herman who came furtively to feed the prisoner locked up here. Karl rips the locks off the tower and frees the old man, withered like a skeleton. The prisoner turns out to be old man von Moor, who, unfortunately, did not die then from the news brought by Herman, but when he came to his senses in a coffin, his son Franz imprisoned him secretly from people in this tower, dooming him to cold, hunger and loneliness . Karl, after listening to his father's story, can no longer endure it and, despite the family ties that bind him to Franz, orders his robbers to break into the castle, grab his brother and bring him here alive.

Night. Old valet Daniel says goodbye to the castle where he spent his whole life. Franz von Moore runs in in a dressing gown with a candle in his hand. He cannot calm down, he had a dream about the Last Judgment, where he is sent to the underworld for his sins. He begs Daniel to send for the pastor. Franz has been an atheist all his life, and even now he cannot reconcile with the pastor who has come and is trying to argue on religious topics. This time he fails to laugh at the thesis of the immortality of the soul with his usual ease. Having received confirmation from the pastor that fratricide and patricide are the gravest sins of a person, Franz is frightened and realizes that his soul cannot escape hell.

Robbers sent by Charles attack the castle, they set fire to the castle, but they fail to capture Franz. In fear, he strangles himself with a hat-lace.

The members of the gang who followed the order return to the forest near the castle, where Karl is waiting for them, never recognized by his father. Amalia comes with them, who rushes to the robber Moor, hugs him and calls him her fiancé. Then, in horror, old Moore recognizes his beloved eldest son Karl in the leader of these bandits, thieves and murderers and dies. But Amalia is ready to forgive her lover and start with him new life. But their love is hindered by the oath of allegiance given by Moor to his robbers. Realizing that happiness is impossible, Amalia prays for only one thing - death. Carl stabs her.

The robber Moor drank his cup to the end, he realized that the world cannot be corrected by atrocities, his life is over, he decides to surrender to justice. Even on the way to the castle of Moors, he talked with the poor man, who has a large family, now Karl goes to him so that he, having passed " the famous robber authorities, received a thousand louis for his head.

The action takes place in Germany, contemporary to the author of the play. The plot unfolds over two years. The drama is preceded by an epigraph by Hippocrates, which in Russian translation sounds like this: “What medicines do not heal, iron heals; what iron does not heal, fire heals.”

The plot is based on a family tragedy. In the ancestral castle of the barons von Moor live the father, the youngest son Franz and the ward of the count, the bride of the eldest son, Amalia von Edelreich. The plot is a letter allegedly received by Franz from the "Leipzig correspondent", which tells about the dissolute life of Karl von Moor, the eldest son of the count, who is at the University of Leipzig. Saddened by the bad news, old man von Moor allows Franz to write a letter to Karl and inform him that the count, angry at the behavior of his eldest son, is depriving him of his inheritance and his parental blessing.

At this time, in Leipzig, in a tavern where students of the University of Leipzig usually gather, Karl von Moor is waiting for an answer to his letter to his father, in which he sincerely repents of his dissolute life and promises to continue to do business. A letter arrives about the Bohemian forests, to take money from rich travelers and put them into circulation. This idea seems tempting to poor students, but they need an ataman, and although Spiegelberg himself counted on this position, everyone unanimously chooses Karl von Moor. Hoping that "blood and death" will make him forget his former life, father, bride, Karl takes an oath of allegiance to his robbers, and they, in turn, swear allegiance to him.

Now that Franz von Moor has managed to expel his older brother from his father's loving heart, he is trying to denigrate him in the eyes of his bride, Amalia. In particular, he informs her that the diamond ring, which she gave to Karl before parting as a pledge of fidelity, he gave to the harlot when he had nothing to pay for his love pleasures. He draws before Amalia a portrait of a sickly beggar in tatters, from whose mouth it reeks of "deadly nausea" - such is her beloved Karl now. But it is not so easy to convince a loving heart, Amalia refuses to believe Franz and drives him away.

But in the head of Franz von Moor, a new plan has already matured, which will finally help him realize his dream, become the owner of the inheritance of the Counts von Moor. To do this, he persuades the illegitimate son of a local nobleman, Herman, to change clothes and, having come to the old man Moor, to report that he witnessed the death of Charles, who took part in the battle of Prague. The heart of the sick count is unlikely to withstand this terrible news. For this, Franz promises Herman to return to him Amalia von Edelreich, who was once recaptured from him by Karl von Moor.

That's how it all happens. Old man Moore remembers his eldest son with Amalia. At this time Herman appears in disguise. He tells about Karl, left without any means of subsistence, and therefore decided to take part in the Prussian-Austrian campaign. The war threw him into Bohemia, where he died heroically. Dying, he asked to give his sword to his father, and return the portrait of Amalia to her along with her oath of allegiance. Count von Moore blames himself for the death of his son, he leans back against the pillows, and his heart seems to stop. Franz rejoices at the long-awaited death of his father.

Meanwhile, Carl von Moor is robbing the Bohemian woods. He is bold and often plays with death, as he has lost interest in life. The ataman gives his share of the booty to the orphans. He punishes the rich, robbing ordinary people, follows the principle: "My trade is retribution, revenge is my trade."

And in the von Moor family castle, Franz rules. He achieved his goal, but he does not feel satisfaction: Amalia still refuses to become his wife. Herman, who realized that Franz had deceived him, reveals a "terrible secret" to the maid of honor von Edelreich - Karl von Moor is alive and the old man von Moor too.

Karl and his gang are surrounded by Bohemian dragoons, but they manage to escape from it at the cost of the death of only one fighter, while the Bohemian soldiers lost about 300 people. A Czech nobleman is asked to join von Moor's detachment, having lost all his fortune, as well as his beloved, whose name is Amalia. The story of the young man stirred up old memories in Karl's soul, and he decides to lead his gang to Franconia with the words: "I must see her!"

Under the name of Count von Brand of Mecklenburg, Karl enters his family castle. He meets his Amalia and becomes convinced that she is faithful to "the dead Karl." In the gallery among the portraits of his ancestors, he stops at the portrait of his father and stealthily wipes away a tear. No one recognizes the eldest son of the count, only the all-seeing and always suspecting everyone Franz guesses his elder brother in the guest, but does not tell anyone about his guesses. The younger von Moore makes his old butler Daniel swear an oath that he will kill the visiting count. By the scar on his hand, the butler recognizes Karl in Count von Brande, who is unable to lie to the old servant who raised him, but now he must hurry to leave the castle forever. Before disappearing, he still decides to see Amalia, who has feelings for the count that she had previously associated with only one person - Karl von Moor. An unrecognized guest says goodbye to the ladies-in-waiting.

Karl returns to his robbers, in the morning they will leave these places, and while he wanders through the forest, in the darkness he hears a voice and sees a tower. It was Herman who came furtively to feed the prisoner locked up here. Karl rips the locks off the tower and frees the old man, withered like a skeleton. The prisoner turns out to be old man von Moor, who, unfortunately, did not die then from the news brought by Herman, but when he came to his senses in a coffin, his son Franz imprisoned him secretly from people in this tower, dooming him to cold, hunger and loneliness . Karl, after listening to his father's story, can no longer endure it and, despite the family ties that bind him to Franz, orders his robbers to break into the castle, grab his brother and bring him here alive.

Schiller F., Robbers.
The action takes place in Germany, contemporary to the author of the play. The plot unfolds over two years. The drama is preceded by an epigraph by Hippocrates, which in Russian translation sounds like this: "What medicines do not heal, iron heals; what iron does not heal, fire heals."
The plot is based on a family tragedy. In the ancestral castle of the barons von Moor live the father, the youngest son Franz and the ward of the count, the bride of the eldest son, Amalia von Edelreich. The plot is a letter allegedly received by Franz from the "Leipzig correspondent", which tells about the dissolute life of Karl von Moor, the eldest son of the count, who is at the university in Leipzig. Saddened by the bad news, old man von Moor allows Franz to write a letter to Karl and inform him that the count, angry at the behavior of his eldest son, is depriving him of his inheritance and his parental blessing.
At this time, in Leipzig, in a tavern where students of the University of Leipzig usually gather, Karl von Moor is waiting for an answer to his letter to his father, in which he sincerely repents of his dissolute life and promises to continue to do business. A letter arrives about the Bohemian forests, to take money from rich travelers and put them into circulation. This idea seems tempting to poor students, but they need an ataman, and although Spiegelberg himself counted on this position, everyone unanimously chooses Karl von Moor. Hoping that "blood and death" will make him forget his former life, father, bride, Karl takes an oath of allegiance to his robbers, and they, in turn, swear allegiance to him.
Now that Franz von Moor has managed to expel his older brother from his father's loving heart, he is trying to denigrate him in the eyes of his bride, Amalia. In particular, he informs her that the diamond ring, which she gave to Karl before parting as a pledge of fidelity, he gave to the harlot when he had nothing to pay for his love pleasures. He paints in front of Amalia a portrait of a sickly beggar in rags, from whose mouth it reeks of "deadly nausea" - such is her beloved Karl now. But it is not so easy to convince a loving heart, Amalia refuses to believe Franz and drives him away.
But in the head of Franz von Moor, a new plan has already matured, which will finally help him realize his dream, become the owner of the inheritance of the Counts von Moor. To do this, he persuades the illegitimate son of a local nobleman, Herman, to change clothes and, having come to the old man Moor, to report that he witnessed the death of Charles, who took part in the battle of Prague. The heart of the sick count is unlikely to withstand this terrible news. For this, Franz promises Herman to return to him Amalia von Edelreich, who was once recaptured from him by Karl von Moor.
That's how it all happens. Old man Moore remembers his eldest son with Amalia. At this time Herman appears in disguise. He tells about Karl, left without any means of subsistence, and therefore decided to take part in the Prussian-Austrian campaign. The war threw him into Bohemia, where he died heroically. Dying, he asked to give his sword to his father, and return the portrait of Amalia to her along with her oath of allegiance. Count von Moore blames himself for the death of his son, he leans back against the pillows, and his heart seems to stop. Franz rejoices at the long-awaited death of his father.
Meanwhile, Carl von Moor is robbing the Bohemian woods. He is bold and often plays with death, as he has lost interest in life. The ataman gives his share of the booty to the orphans. He punishes the rich, robbing ordinary people, follows the principle: "My trade is retribution, revenge is my trade."
And in the von Moor family castle, Franz rules. He achieved his goal, but he does not feel satisfaction: Amalia still refuses to become his wife. Herman, who realized that Franz had deceived him, reveals a "terrible secret" to the maid of honor von Edelreich - Karl von Moor is alive and the old man von Moor too.
Karl and his gang are surrounded by Bohemian dragoons, but they manage to escape from it at the cost of the death of only one fighter, while the Bohemian soldiers lost about 300 people. A Czech nobleman is asked to join von Moor's detachment, having lost all his fortune, as well as his beloved, whose name is Amalia. The story of the young man stirred up old memories in Karl's soul, and he decides to lead his gang to Franconia with the words: "I must see her!"
Under the name of Count von Brand of Mecklenburg, Karl enters his family castle. He meets his Amalia and becomes convinced that she is faithful to the "dead Karl". In the gallery among the portraits of his ancestors, he stops at the portrait of his father and stealthily wipes away a tear. No one recognizes the eldest son of the count, only the all-seeing and always suspecting everyone Franz guesses his elder brother in the guest, but does not tell anyone about his guesses. The younger von Moore makes his old butler Daniel swear an oath that he will kill the visiting count. By the scar on his hand, the butler recognizes Karl in Count von Brande, who is unable to lie to the old servant who raised him, but now he must hurry to leave the castle forever. Before disappearing, he still decides to see Amalia, who has feelings for the count that she had previously associated with only one person - Karl von Moor. An unrecognized guest says goodbye to the ladies-in-waiting.
Karl returns to his robbers, in the morning they will leave these places, and while he wanders through the forest, in the darkness he hears a voice and sees a tower. It was Herman who came furtively to feed the prisoner locked up here. Karl rips the locks off the tower and frees the old man, withered like a skeleton. The prisoner turns out to be old man von Moor, who, unfortunately, did not die then from the news brought by Herman, but when he came to his senses in a coffin, his son Franz imprisoned him secretly from people in this tower, dooming him to cold, hunger and loneliness . Karl, after listening to his father's story, can no longer endure it and, despite the family ties that bind him to Franz, orders his robbers to break into the castle, grab his brother and bring him here alive.
Night. Old valet Daniel says goodbye to the castle where he spent his whole life. Franz von Moore runs in in a dressing gown with a candle in his hand. He cannot calm down, he had a dream about the Last Judgment, where he is sent to the underworld for his sins. He begs Daniel to send for the pastor. Franz has been an atheist all his life, and even now he cannot reconcile with the pastor who has come and is trying to argue on religious topics. This time he fails to laugh at the thesis of the immortality of the soul with his usual ease. Having received confirmation from the pastor that fratricide and patricide are the gravest sins of a person, Franz is frightened and realizes that his soul cannot escape hell.
Robbers sent by Charles attack the castle, they set fire to the castle, but they fail to capture Franz. In fear, he strangles himself with a hat-lace.
The members of the gang who followed the order return to the forest near the castle, where Karl is waiting for them, never recognized by his father. Amalia comes with them, who rushes to the robber Moor, hugs him and calls him her fiancé. Then, in horror, old Moore recognizes his beloved eldest son Karl in the leader of these bandits, thieves and murderers and dies. But Amalia is ready to forgive her lover and start a new life with him. But their love is hindered by the oath of allegiance given by Moor to his robbers. Realizing that happiness is impossible, Amalia prays for only one thing - death. Carl stabs her.
The robber Moor drank his cup to the end, he realized that the world cannot be corrected by atrocities, his life is over, he decides to surrender to justice. Even on the way to the castle of Moors, he talked with the poor man, who has a large family, now Karl goes to him so that he, having handed over the "famous robber" to the authorities, received a thousand louis for his head.

The action takes place in Germany, contemporary to the author of the play. The plot unfolds over two years. The drama is preceded by an epigraph by Hippocrates, which in Russian translation sounds like this: “What medicines do not heal, iron heals; what iron does not heal, fire heals.”

In the ancestral castle of the barons von Moor live the father, the youngest son Franz and the ward of the count, the bride of the eldest son, Amalia von Edelreich. The plot is a letter received by Franz from a lawyer from Leipzig, which tells about the dissolute life of a student at the University of Leipzig, Karl von Moor, the eldest son of the count. Saddened by the bad news, the old man von Moor allows Franz to write a letter to Karl and inform him that the count, enraged by the behavior of his eldest son, is depriving him of his inheritance and his parental blessing.

At this time, in a tavern on the border of Saxony, where students of the University of Leipzig usually gather, Karl von Moor is waiting for an answer to his letter to his father, in which he sincerely repents of his dissolute life and promises to continue to do business. Together with Karl, his friend and classmate Spiegelberg kills time. He argues that it is better to rob than to live in poverty. A letter arrives from old man von Moor. After reading it, Karl becomes desperate. Meanwhile, Spiegelberg talks about how wonderful it is to live in the Bohemian forests, take away money from rich travelers and put them into circulation. This idea seems tempting to poor students, but they need an ataman, and although Spiegelberg himself is counting on this position, everyone unanimously chooses Karl von Moor. Hoping that "blood and death" will make him forget his former life, father, bride, Karl takes an oath of allegiance to his robbers, and they, in turn, swear allegiance to him.

Now that Franz von Moor has managed to expel his older brother from his father's loving heart, he is trying to denigrate him in the eyes of his bride, Amalia. He informs her that the diamond ring, which she gave to Karl before parting as a pledge of fidelity, was given to the harlot when he had nothing to pay for his love pleasures. He draws before Amalia a portrait of a sickly beggar in tatters, from whose mouth it reeks of "deadly nausea" - such is her beloved Karl now. But it is not so easy to convince a loving heart. Amalia refuses to believe Franz and drives him away.

But in the head of Franz von Moor, a new plan has already matured, which will finally help him realize his dream, become the owner of the inheritance of the Counts von Moor. To do this, he persuades the illegitimate son of a local nobleman, Herman, to change clothes and, having come to the old man Moor, to report that he witnessed the death of Charles, who took part in the battle of Prague. The heart of the sick count is unlikely to withstand this terrible news. For this, Franz promises Herman to return to him Amalia von Edelreich, who was once recaptured from him by Karl von Moor.

That's how it all happens. Old man Moore remembers his eldest son with Amalia. At this time Herman appears in disguise. He tells about Karl, left without any means of subsistence, and therefore decided to take part in the Prussian-Austrian campaign. The war threw him into Bohemia, where he died heroically. Dying, he asked to give his sword to his father, and return the portrait of Amalia to her along with her oath of allegiance. Count von Moor blames himself for the death of his son. Seeing the joy on Franz's face, the old man begins to understand who is really to blame for all the troubles of Karl. He leans back against the pillows and passes out. Franz thinks that the old man is dead and rejoices at the long-awaited death of his father.

Meanwhile, Carl von Moor is robbing the Bohemian woods. He is bold and often plays with death, as he has lost interest in life. The ataman gives his share of the booty to the orphans. He punishes the rich who rob ordinary people, following the principle: "My trade is retribution, revenge is my trade."

And in the von Moor family castle, Franz rules. He achieved his goal, but he does not feel satisfaction: Amalia still refuses to become his wife. Herman, who realized that Franz had deceived him, reveals a "terrible secret" to the maid of honor von Edelreich - Karl von Moor is alive and the old man von Moor too.

Karl and his gang are surrounded by Bohemian dragoons, but they manage to escape from it at the cost of the death of only one fighter, while the Bohemian soldiers lost about 300 people. A Czech nobleman, who has lost all his fortune, as well as his beloved, whose name is Amalia, asks for von Moor's detachment. The story of the young man stirred up old memories in Karl's soul, and he decides to lead his gang to Franconia with the words: "I must see her!"

Under the name of Count von Brand of Mecklenburg, Karl enters his family castle. He meets his Amalia and becomes convinced that she is faithful to "the dead Karl." In the gallery among the portraits of his ancestors, he stops at the portrait of his father and stealthily wipes away a tear. No one recognizes the eldest son of the count, only the all-seeing and always suspecting everyone Franz guesses his elder brother in the guest, but does not tell anyone about his guesses. The younger von Moore makes the old butler Daniel swear an oath that he will kill the visiting count. By the scar on his hand, the butler recognizes Karl in Count von Brande, who is unable to lie to the old servant who raised him, but now he must leave the castle forever. Before disappearing, he decides to see Amalia. She has feelings for the count that she had previously associated with only one person - Karl von Moore. Unrecognized, the guest says goodbye to his beloved.

Karl returns to his robbers, in the morning they will leave these places, but for now he wanders through the forest. In the darkness, he stumbles upon a tower and hears a voice. It was Herman who came furtively to feed the prisoner locked up here. Karl rips the locks off the tower and frees the old man, withered like a skeleton. The prisoner turns out to be the old man von Moor, who, unfortunately, did not die then from the news brought by Herman. When he came to his senses in a coffin, Franz imprisoned him secretly from people in this tower, dooming him to cold, hunger and loneliness. Carl, after listening to his father's story, can't take it anymore. Despite the family ties that bind him to Franz, he orders his robbers to break into the castle, grab his brother and bring him here alive.

Night. Old valet Daniel says goodbye to the castle where he spent his whole life. Franz von Moore runs in in a dressing gown with a candle in his hand. He cannot calm down, he had a dream about the Last Judgment, where he is sent to the underworld for his sins. He begs Daniel to send for the pastor. All his life, Franz has been an atheist, and even now he cannot reconcile with the pastor who has come and is trying to argue on religious topics. This time he fails to laugh at the thesis about the immortality of the soul with the usual ease. Having received confirmation from the pastor that fratricide and patricide are the gravest sins of a person, Franz is frightened and realizes that his soul cannot escape hell.

Robbers sent by Charles attack the castle, they set fire to the castle, but they fail to capture Franz. In fear, he strangles himself with a hat-lace.

The members of the gang who fulfilled the order return to the forest near the castle, where Karl is waiting for them, never recognized by his father. Amalia comes with them, who rushes to the robber Moor, hugs him and calls him her fiancé. Then the old man Moore with horror recognizes in the leader of these bandits, thieves and murderers his beloved eldest son Karl and dies. But Amalia is ready to forgive her lover and start a new life with him. But their love is hindered by the oath of allegiance given by Moor to his robbers. Realizing that happiness is impossible, Amalia prays for only one thing - death. Carl stabs her.

The robber Moor drank his cup to the end, he realized that the world could not be corrected by atrocities, and his life was over. He decides to surrender to justice. Even on the way to the castle of Moors, he talked with the poor man, who has a large family, now Karl goes to him so that he, having handed over the "famous robber" to the authorities, received a thousand louis for his head.

retold

scene one

The old Count von Moor and his youngest son Franz are talking in one of the chambers of the castle. A letter was delivered from Leipzig with information about Karl, the eldest son of the count. The news was disappointing: Karl lost a large sum of money at cards, dishonored the banker's daughter, killed her lover and fled justice with his friends. There is a bounty on his head.

The old count is in complete despondency. Franz, not wanting to finish reading the terrible message, tears it up. He advises his father to renounce his eldest son, but the count loves his firstborn too much. The old man nevertheless agrees to write a threatening letter to Karl. If he does not improve, the father will disown the eldest son. Franz, pretending to be a caring offspring, says that it will be hard for his father to compose such a message. He'd better write to his brother himself. The count agrees and leaves.

Franz picks up scraps of the letter so that no one will recognize his handwriting. The letter is forged. The younger son is jealous of the heir to the title and fortune. He wants to denigrate his brother in the eyes of his father in order to take his place.

scene two

Karl Moor and his friend Spiegelberg are sitting in a tavern. The eldest son of the count complains that the human race has been crushed. All men are sycophants and cowards. They are only able to admire the exploits of the heroes, and they themselves are ready to faint at the first serious danger. Spiegelberg says that this does not apply to Carl. He still recalls with admiration their tricks in Leipzig: the post that Karl arranged for the city, buying up all the meat, as well as the funeral of the dog. Moore frowns, he was left without money, but he wrote a letter to his father. Hopes the old curmudgeon will forgive his pranks.

Other friends of Karl enter the tavern: Schweitzer, Grimm, Roller, Schufterle, Ratsman, Schwartz. They bring a letter. In it, Franz says that his father cursed Charles and advises him not to appear in the castle, where the darkest of the cellars and the chain await him. Moore is shocked by such a message, leaves.

Friends are thinking: what should they do now, what to live on? Spiegelberg offers to go to the Bohemian Forest and become robbers. Everyone agrees, but they need a leader. Spiegelberg hopes to be elected. But at this moment Karl returns, and friends offer him to become the head of the gang. Moore gladly accepts the offer. He vows never to leave his comrades. Spiegelberg is disappointed and hopes to destroy Moor in the future in order to take his place.

scene three

Franz comes to the beloved Karl Amalia, whom he has also been in love with for a long time. He tries to slander his older brother, but the girl unravels the cunning of the boyfriend and drives him away.

Act two

scene one

A year has passed, the old count is still alive. Franz wants to remove his father so that suspicion does not fall on him. And he decides that it is best to kill the count with grief. The younger Moore persuades the nobleman Herman, who is also in love with Amalia, to help get rid of the old man. As a reward, Franz promises the girl's hand when he becomes a count. He deliberately deceives Herman. The younger Moor himself dreams of marrying a beauty.

scene two

The old count with Amalia reminisce about the happy days when everyone was together. Franz appears with news of a stranger who knew Karl. The count wants to listen to the visitor. Herman enters in disguise. He reports that Karl Moor, cursed by his father, enlisted in the army out of desperation and died heroically on the battlefield. The girl and the old man are amazed at such terrible news. The Count dies in Amalia's arms. Franz triumphs - his plan worked.

scene three

Spiegelberg returns to the Bohemian Forest with a dozen recruited bandits. He tells Ratsman about how they had fun on the road: they robbed the monastery and dishonored the nuns. Ratsman reports that the robbers recently robbed a count, who fraudulently appropriated a million.

Schwartz runs in and shouts that Roller has been hanged. He was caught in the city three weeks ago, severely tortured, but he did not betray anyone. Ataman found out about this only yesterday and promised to burn the city.

There is a noise, and a crowd of robbers, led by Karl, tumbles in. Among them is a live Roller. Moor fulfilled his promise and burned the city. In the confusion, Roller ran straight from the gallows, but eighty people died in the fire. For the most part, these were the elderly, the sick, children and pregnant women who could not be saved. Schafterle boasts that he threw a baby into the flames. Moor drives him away in anger. Carl is tormented by conscience: the release of a friend cost too much sacrifice.

More robbers appear. They report being surrounded. The forest was flooded with dragoons and hussars. The robbers decide to fight. At this time, the priest enters and invites Karl to surrender. Ataman rejects this proposal. Then the priest turns to the robbers. They are promised complete forgiveness and reward if they betray their leader. But no one agrees to betray the ataman. The father leaves, and the robbers rush into battle.

Act three

scene one

Amalia is sad about the deceased Karl. Franz reminds the girl that she is a poor orphan and owes everything to their family. Now Count Moor is Franz, he renders the girl a high honor by taking her as his wife. Amalia angrily rejects the offer. She will never marry such a cruel and deceitful person. Then Franz threatens to send the girl to a convent. Amalia is only happy about such a threat. She will pray there for Karl until the end of her days.

The angry young count threatens to drag Amalia to the crown by force. The girl slaps him as her dowry. Beside himself with anger, Franz declares: since Amalia does not want to be his wife, she will become a concubine. He tries to force the girl into the bedroom. Suddenly Amalia throws herself on the neck young man begging to forgive her. And then he grabs his sword. At gunpoint, Amalia forces the enraged Franz to leave.

Having calmed down, the girl again returns to the idea of ​​hiding in the monastery and is already making an escape plan. Herman's unexpected appearance interrupts Amalia's thoughts. Herman admits that he deceived everyone: Karl and the old count are alive!

scene two

At this time, the robbers are on a halt. They managed to escape from the encirclement, but Roller died. A young nobleman Kosinsky appears. He wants to join the robbers and asks to listen to his story.

Kosinsky was supposed to marry a beautiful girl, but two days before the wedding he was summoned to court and accused of treason. The young man ended up in prison, and his bride, in order to save her beloved, became the prince's concubine. A month later, the young man was released and even apologized for the misunderstanding. Enraged Kosinsky rushed to the palace, but there he was seized, convicted and sent abroad. And Amalia was left to shed tears.

Hearing the name of the girl, Moore is horrified. He hurries home to find out about the fate of his beloved.

act four

scene one

Karl returns to his native place, with sadness and pain recalls the past days. He enters the castle under the guise of Count von Brand, and passes Kosinsky as his servant.

scene two

Amalia shows portraits of her ancestors to Karl in disguise. Seeing his father in the picture, Moore asks his forgiveness. Franz notices that the strange visitor looks like Karl. He calls the old devoted servant Daniel and demands that he kill the guest. If Daniel does not do this, he will be thrown into a dungeon where he will die of hunger and thirst. The old man has to agree.

scene three

Daniel comes to Carl and asks for permission to kiss the guest's hand. He, too, noticed the similarity and wants to make sure that his suspicions are true. The old man recognizes the young master by the scar on his arm. Karl asks not to reveal his secret to anyone. From the words of the servant, he understands that his own brother slandered him, and his father did not curse his eldest son at all.

Enraged, Karl tells Kosinski to saddle the horses and wait for him. He goes to say goodbye to Amalia.

scene four

The girl wanders around the garden, surging feelings literally tear her apart. Amalia seems to have fallen in love with the guest. But what about Karl? She must be faithful to him! Amalia looks at the portrait. The robber recognizes the image and asks: whose is it? The girl replies that this is her beloved - he is the most beautiful and noble person.

Karl understands: Amalia loves his former, but now he is a robber, a murderer and is not worthy of her bright feelings.

scene five

Robbers are waiting for their chieftain in a forest clearing near the ruins old tower. Spiegelberg persuades Ratsman to watch for Moor when he returns, and to shoot the ataman. Everyone will think that Karl simply did not return. But Schweitzer overhears the conversation. He draws a knife and kills Spiegelberg.

Karl returns. The robbers go to bed, only Moore continues to think about his fate. At this time Herman comes up to the tower and calls the prisoner. He brought food. Carl hears the conversation and grabs Herman. He begs to be released and not to harm the prisoner. Carl opens the door with a master key, and the old Moor goes free.

It turns out that the old man woke up in a coffin. Then Franz locked him in this tower and lowered the empty coffin into the ground. He hoped that the old man would soon die without food and water, but Herman began to bring food to the prisoner at night.

Enraged, Karl vows to destroy his brother. He wakes up the robbers, sends Schweitzer with a detachment to capture the castle and bring Franz to him alive. The robber swears that he will fulfill the will of the ataman.

act five

scene one

Franz dreamed of the Last Judgment, where everyone was justified except him. In fright, the younger Moor demands to bring the pastor to ask him: what is the worst sin? The pastor replies that there is nothing worse than patricide and fratricide. In anger, Franz drives the priest away.

At this time, robbers attack the castle. Glass breaks, fire starts. Franz tries to pray but fails. Then he asks Daniel to stab him with a sword. The old servant runs away in horror. Franz, not wanting to fall into the hands of his brother alive, commits suicide. Robbers break into the castle and find his corpse. Since Schweitzer was unable to fulfill his vow, he shoots himself in the temple.

scene two

Old Moor and Carl are waiting for the robbers to return. The son is afraid to tell his father the whole truth. After all, on his hands the blood of many people, most of whom were innocent. Father cannot forgive this.

The robbers return with the news of the death of Franz and Schweitzer. They bring Amalia with them. The old man and the girl happily embrace.

Amalia recognizes Carl and throws herself into his arms. But the young man is forced to reveal the terrible truth. He is a murderer, chieftain of robbers. The old man dies from such news, but Amalia still loves Karl and is ready to forgive everything. Now they have a happy future together.

The robbers remind the chieftain of his oath. Then Carl turns away from the girl. Amalia begs to be killed, she will not be able to live without her beloved. Moore kills his beloved and dissolves the gang. He decides to surrender to the authorities in order to suffer a well-deserved punishment and cleanse his soul.