History Theatre / KabaleUndLiebe

Also turned into an opera by Music/GiuseppeVerdi as ''Luisa Miller'', with a libretto by Salvatore Cammarano.

* YesMan: Wurm.
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!! The opera contains examples of:
* AdaptationalNameChange: Ferdinand is Rodolfo and Lady Milford is Federica von Ostheim. There is also an adaptational title change – Rodolfo's father is a count, not a president.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Since Luise's mother is AdaptedOut, Miller's quarrels with her also get removed entirely, and he is a completely heroic character.
* AdaptedOut: Luise's mother and Marshal Kalb.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Federica gets furious the moment she learns Rodolfo loves another.
* DeathByAdaptation: Rodolfo has the time to kill Wurm before his own death.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Oh, doesn’t it. Among the main characters, only Miller is both deep-voiced and nice.
* JealousRomanticWitness: Wurm watches Luisa, on whom he has a VillainousCrush, happily confess her love for Rodolfo and enjoy her birthday feast with him, and afterwards says how the fire of jealousy burned his soul. However, Wurm has an EntitledToHaveYou attitude towards Luisa and is baffled as to why her father refused to let him marry her unless she loved him back, so that scene is designed to show him as the creepy StalkerWithACrush he is rather than make him sympathetic.
* NotAsYouKnowThem: The only thing Lady Milford and Federica von Ostheim have in common is that they are arranged to marry the hero and are very happy with it. Their backstories and characters don't match in the slightest.
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Federica for Rodolfo. Before he reveals his love for Luise, they fondly reminisce on the time they spent together in their childhood and early youth.

* JealousRomanticWitness: Wurm watches Luisa, on whom he has a VillainousCrush, happily confess her love for Rodolfo and enjoy her birthday feast with him, and afterwards says how the fire of jealousy burned his soul. However, Wurm has an EntitledToHaveYou attitude towards Luisa and is baffled as to why her father refused to let him marry her unless she loved him back, so that scene is designed to show him as the creepy StalkerWithACrush he is rather than make him sympathetic.

''Kabale und Liebe'' (Intrigue and Love) is a play by [[UsefulNotes/DichterAndDenker German author Friedrich Schiller]], which he published in 1784. The plot: Ferdinand von Walter, son of the president (not what you may think of - he's a nobleman having this position at the court) is in love with Luise, daughter of the musician Miller, and vice versa. But their parents are against their connection, since he is a nobleman and she is bourgeoise. The president plans to marry his son with the mistress of the reigning duke, Lady Milford, which would expand his own influence at court greatly. Ferdinand isn't happy with this and plans to [[{{Elopement}} run away with Luise]]. While the young lovers can solve the first problem – Lady Milford genuinely loves Ferdinand, but forfeits after meeting Luise – the president starts the eponymous intrigue: h has Luise's parents imprisoned and forces her to write a love letter to Marshal Kalb. Then he makes sure that Kalb "accidentally" loses the letter, and Walter will see it. Things don't end well.

* RomanticismVsEnlightenment: Luise and Walter belong to the former, their opponents to the latter. (Strictly speaking, romanticism wasn't invented yet, but Sturm+Drang is the legitimate predecessor.) Both sides create misfortune: The president by using everyone else, even his son, as his pawns; Ferdinand, because he's so overwhelmed by his feelings that he is willing to [[spoiler: kill Luise and himself]].

'''Kabale und Liebe''' (Intrigue and Love) is a play by [[UsefulNotes/DichterAndDenker German author Friedrich Schiller]], which he published in 1784. The plot: Ferdinand von Walter, son of the president (not what you may think of - he's a nobleman having this position at the court) is in love with Luise, daughter of the musician Miller, and vice versa. But their parents are against their connection, since he is a nobleman and she is bourgeoise. The president plans to marry his son with the mistress of the reigning duke, Lady Milford, which would expand his own influence at court greatly. Ferdinand isn't happy with this and plans to [[{{Elopement}} run away with Luise]]. While the young lovers can solve the first problem – Lady Milford genuinely loves Ferdinand, but forfeits after meeting Luise – the president starts the eponymous intrigue: h has Luise's parents imprisoned and forces her to write a love letter to Marshal Kalb. Then he makes sure that Kalb "accidentally" loses the letter, and Walter will see it. Things don't end well.

Also turned into an opera by Music/GiuseppeVerdi as ''Luisa Miller''.

!!Tropes:

* AdaptationalNameChange: In the opera, Ferdinand is Rodolfo and Lady Milford is Federica von Ostheim.
* AdaptationalVillainy: Lady Milford (Federica) in the opera. Madly possessive towards Rodolfo and at best condescending towards Luise.
* AdaptedOut: Luise's mother and Marshal Kalb – from the opera.

* TheChessmaster: The president makes a plan to manipulate everyone, so things will run as he wants. [[spoiler:He doesn't expect that his son is willing to poison himself and Luise if they can't have their love.]]

* EvilSoundsDeep: Oh, doesn’t it in the opera. Among the main characters, only Miller is both deep-voiced and nice.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Wurm, especially around Luise. He softly tells her that she should have courage and that time heals all wounds – after telling her of her parents'/father's imprisonment and forcing her to write a fake love letter, effectively ruining her romance with Ferdinand/Rodolfo.

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Lady Milford. Subverted with the corresponding character in the opera: Duchess von Ostheim absolutely refuses to let Rodolfo go.

* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Young Walter's fiancée by arrangement is his cousin in the opera.

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* YoungLoveVersusOldHate:

* ArrangedMarriage: Ferdinand (Rodolfo) and Lady Milford (Frederika). They don't make it to the altar.

'''Kabale und Liebe''' (Intrigue and Love) is a play by [[UsefulNotes/DichterAndDenker German author Friedrich Schiller]], which he published in 1784. The plot: Ferdinand von Walter, son of the president (not what you may think of - he's a nobleman having this position at the court) is in love with Luise, daughter of the musician Miller, and vice versa. But their parents are against their connection, since he is a nobleman and she is bourgeoise. The president plans to marry his son with the mistress of the reigning duke, Lady Milford, which would expand his own influence at court greatly. Ferdinand isn't happy with this and plans to [[{{Elopement}} run away with Luise]]. While the young lovers can solve the first problem - Lady Milford genuinely loves Ferdinand, but forfeits after meeting Luise - the president starts the eponymous intrigue: He has Luise's parents imprisoned and forces her to write a love letter to marshal Kalb. Then he makes sure that Kalb "accidentally" loses the letter, and Walter will see it. Things don't end well.

* ArrangedMarriage

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Lady Milford

'''Kabale und Liebe''' (Intrigue and Love) is a play by [[DichterUndDenker German author Friedrich Schiller]], which he published in 1784. The plot: Ferdinand von Walter, son of the president (not what you may think of - he's a nobleman having this position at the court) is in love with Luise, daughter of the musician Miller, and vice versa. But their parents are against their connection, since he is a nobleman and she is bourgeoise. The president plans to marry his son with the mistress of the reigning duke, Lady Milford, which would expand his own influence at court greatly. Ferdinand isn't happy with this and plans to [[{{Elopement}} run away with Luise]]. While the young lovers can solve the first problem - Lady Milford genuinely loves Ferdinand, but forfeits after meeting Luise - the president starts the eponymous intrigue: He has Luise's parents imprisoned and forces her to write a love letter to marshal Kalb. Then he makes sure that Kalb "accidentally" loses the letter, and Walter will see it. Things don't end well.

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Also turned into an opera by Verdi as ''Luise Millerin''.