The Tenor (Wedekind) TITLE OF SOURCE: AUTHOR'S NAME - FIRST: LAST: DESCRIPTION: Visual Text GERARDO [pounding his chest]. When I sell myself, at least I am honest about it.<br><br>HELEN. Isn't love honest?<br><br>GERARDO. No! Love is a beastly bourgeois virtue. Love is the last refuge of the mollycoddle, of the coward. In my world every man has his actual value, and when two human beings make up a pact they know exactly what to expect from each other. Love has nothing to do with it, either.<br><br>HELEN. Won't you lead me into your world, then?<br><br>GERARDO. Helen, will you compromise the happiness of your life and the happiness of your dear ones for just a few days' pleasure?<br><br>HELEN. No.<br><br>GERARDO [much relieved]. Will you promise me to go home quietly now?<br><br>HELEN. Yes.<br><br>GERARDO. And will you promise me that you will not die....<br><br>HELEN. Yes.<br><br>GERARDO. You promise me that?<br><br>HELEN. Yes.<br><br>GERARDO. And you promise me to fulfill your duties as mother and--as wife?<br><br>HELEN. Yes.<br><br>GERARDO. Helen!<br><br>HELEN. Yes. What else do you want? I will promise anything.<br><br> COMMENTS: Visual Text By the author of the original play "Spring Awakening." CANDIDATE FOR ADAPTATION?: --- not set --- Not reviewed Promising Unlikely SOURCE MATERIAL: Fable Novella Play Plot summary Short Story -- Parent -- GENRE: Comedy Comic Horror Detective Drama Fable Fairy Tale Fantasy Folklore Folktale Ghost Story Melodrama Mystery Myth Operetta Other Romance Suspense Young Audiences -- Parent -- SETTING: Africa America England Europe Fantasy International New Zealand Pastoral Rural Rustic Science Fiction -- Parent -- LENGTH FOR ADAPTATION: 10 Minutes 15 Minutes 30 Minutes 45 Minutes 60 Minutes 90 Minutes Two Hours -- Parent -- URL FOR PDF DOCUMENT: TheTenor.pdf
