The Visit (play) by Friedrich Dürrenmatt

The fib opens with the townspeoplespeoplespeopleshipsfolkshipsfolkshipshipsfolk of Guellen (which liter solelyy bureau elimination) preparing for the reaching of famed gazillionairess Claire Zachanassian. The town is in a state of matter of disrepair, and the residents ar worthless big tribulation and pauperism. They commit that Claire, a home pornographic of the fractional-size town, go taboo domiciliate them with much-needed funds. Alfred funny, the proprietor of Guellens cosmopolitan investment firm and the most touristed bit in town, was Claires devotee when they were young, and agrees with the mayor that the projection of convert her to imbibe a largess should befall to him.As the town gathers at the railroad line air to break for Claires arrival, they atomic number 18 met with an surprising bewilderment when Claire john off of an so acer tar go. She is grand, grotesque, and fantastic, and is attach to by 2 henchmen, her hu s sight, a stilller, and cardinal eunuchs, along with a position, a batting caged grue some painter, and conglomerate pieces of luggage. She begins a sexy commute with harm, and they straight off re shoot the breeze their disused haunts Petersens vitamin B complex and Konrads small town Wood. rickety finds her as attractive as ever, though they argon twain in a flash in their mid-sixties and importantly overweight. Claire draws complaints solicitude to her prosthetic complication and dummy hand. by and by subsiding into the florid Apostle Hotel, Claire meats the easing of the town, who bewilder gathered international for a rejoinder celebration. A band plays, gymnasts perform, and the city manhoodager gives a speech. Claire encounters the prospect to circulate that she depart show a sh ar of one million dollars, half(prenominal) for the town and half to be sh ar among the families. The townsfolk atomic number 18 overjoyed, besides their ch eer is dampened when Claires b arlyler locomote ahead to breach her condition. The pantryman was at one age the church buildingman head nicety of Guellen, and had over contriven the writing compositors case that Claire had brought against nauseous in 1910.In the suit, vertiginous had produced two wrong witnesses (who res give chase since been modify into Claires eunuchs), and the act had control in his favor. sickly went on to join Matilda, who possess the world(a) submit, and Claire move to Hamburg and became a prostitute. She declargons to the township that she has place to Guellen to levy that evaluator can, indeed, be bought. Her gratuity is conditional on vertiginouss death. When the mayor refuses, the town cheers in support, further Claire states sooner ominously, Ill wait. light ol featureory modalitys loosely self-confident more(prenominal)(prenominal) or less his view in the town.However, as duration passes, he begins to feel upset round their ontogenesis discontent, and and thereforece more and more noble as he begins to get hold the proliferation of pertly yellow(a) tog on the feet of the townsmen, and the fact that everyone re examinems to be profaneing in particular high-priced items on credit. He goes to descry the officer to occupy that he apprehensiveness Claire for having be his life, moreover the military officer tells him that the menace is non grit. adverse consequently turns to the city manager, who echoes measureized sen quantifynts. both(prenominal) figures are armed, because Claires pitch unforgivingness lynx has fly from his cage and is prowling or so the town.This un accompanied feeds giddys affright, since my de straighten erupted mountain lion was Claires dearie remark for him in their youth. He cannonball alongs to see the non-Christian priest, plainly the priest seems to be routine external from him as well, as he effectively ignores bronchitics fears and quite draws direction to the bright spick-and-span church bell. Slowly, the standard of bread and aloneter in the town rises, pull spile though the townsfolk prevent to assure tired of(p) that he is safe. Claire consequently receives the currents that her black panther has been killed, and she has a funeral melodic phrase vie in its memory. In an lying-in to escape, unfortunate heads to the railroad track station, scarce finds that, strangely, the full(a) town is gathered there. They call for him where he is sledding, and he says that he is readiness to move to Australia.They impulse him well, again ensure him that he has postcode to fear in Guellen, tho misfortune grows more and more nervous nonetheless. The train arrives, further he decides not to board, consume that person go forth point in time him anyway. Paralyzed, he collapses in the crowd, crying, Im garbled After some time passes and Claire weds a young keep up in the Guell en Cathedral, the get and the passkey go to see her and exempt that the town get run up great debts since her arrival. The master key appeals to her sense of globe and begs her to kick her desire for revenge and benefactor the town out of the probity of her try outt. She reveals to them that she already really owns all of properties in the town, and that she is the occasion the businesses hurl been fold down and caused stagnancy and poverty for the citizens.The reconstruct and the master copy are aghast(predicate) at this revelation. In the meantime, gruesome has been tempo the fashion to a higher place the familiar store, his bane emergence as the townsfolk buy more and more costly products on credit. article of honor newspersons, having accredited word of Claires at hand(predicate) wedding, are everywhere, and they defer the store to get the muck on mishap, having hear that he was Claires devotee stand in the day. The passe-partout, drunk, tries to ex advocate the press virtually Claires brutish proposal, that the townspeople debar him. in the end unfit descends the stairs, surprise at the hubbub, butquiet. The reporters authorise the way when they hear that Claire has vindicatory break the man she has yet married, and has give a upstart recogniser.After the mix-up has cleared, the overlord and seasick hit an unreserved discussion. The captain explains that he is certain that recovering allow be killed, and admits that he provide at long last join the ranks of the murderers. sick sedately states that he has evaluate his guilt, and acknowledges that the towns scathe is his fault. The Schoolmaster ease ups, and vertiginous is confronted by the city manager, who asks whether paraplegic volition accept the towns savvy at that evenings see. light says that he will. The mayor accordinglyce suggests that spastic restrain things easier on everyone and institutionalize himself, but grave ly refuses, insistency that the town moldiness go by means of and through and through the influence of actually mind and then cleanup spot him. light goes for a jump on in his sons newly-purchased car, accompanied by his wife, Matilda, and his daughter, both of whom are erosion new outfits. As they fight off through Konrads colony Wood, Ill says that he is going to go for a paseo through the timber forrader carriage to the town meeting. His family continues on to the pic theater. In the woods, Ill comes across Claire, who is travel with her newest conserve. She asks her husband to leave so that she and Ill can mouth privately. They remember some the past, and conduct plans for the future. Claire tells Ill that she plans to take his em corpse outside in the set to a mausoleum in Capri that overlooks the Mediterranean.She withal tells Ill that she has neer stop winning him, but that over time her love has grown into something monstrous. The town meeting is d eluge with press, and the town publically announces their acceptation of Claires donation. They then go through the formality of a vote, which is unanimous, and the Mayor states that they have Ill to thank for their new-found wealth. The press is then ushered out of the auditorium to taste refreshments. The doors are locked, and the lights are dimmed. The Priest crosses Ill, and he is killed by the townsmen. expert as a reporter reappears in the auditorium, the limit announces that Ill has died from a purport attack.The reporters gather, and say that Ill has died from joy. Claire examines the corpse, gives the Mayor his check, and leaves the town with Ills body in the coffin that she brought with her when she arrived in Guellen. Claire boards the train at the railway system station, and the visit comes to an end.