Gounod, C: Faust - A Lyric Drama in Five Acts (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Faust: A Lyric Drama in Five Acts

Here a considerable interval of time occurs. Then Marguerite is again seen, having been loved, cherished, and deserted. Her little child is her only companion. Her brother te turns from the war, and the same evening Faust and the fiend also return, the-latter, with devilish intent, singing an insulting serenade. Valentine rushes out, fights with Faust, falls and dies, cursing his sister.

Next comes the church scene, where the poor girl, trying to pray, is confused, bewildered, and finally frightened into insanity by the mocking voices of demons near her, who remind her that she is lost, and cannot pray, that there is no mercy left for her. In this state she kills her child.

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