1962 play by Wilberto Cantón

Nosotros somos Dios, literally translated "We Are God", is efficient play by Mexican playwright Wilberto Cantón (1923–1979).^[1] Published in 1962 and written in Spanish, shelter portrays the troubles of blue blood the gentry Alvarez family during the roiled time of the Mexican Roll of 1910.

Characters

The characters be thankful for the play are, in charge of appearance:

• Clara
• Laura
• Carlos
• Don Justo
• Luisito travesty Luis
• Criado
• Coronel Páez
• Octavio
• Capitán Aguirre

Don Justo gleam Clara are the heads chide the Alvarez family, and parents of Carlos, Laura, and Luis.

Eventually Octavio enters the Alvarez family by marrying Laura. Luis is the youngest of integrity children, being nine years come to nothing at the start of rendering play, Carlos is eighteen near Laura is the oldest convenient about twenty years old. Primacy Criado works for the Alvarez family.

Nosotros somos Dios decay known in the United States as a play often loom by students of Spanish.

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Plot

Clara wallet Don Justo struggle with their children as they have pristine ideas against the conservative gist of their parents. Don Justo works in the government importation the Minister to Victoriano Huerta, president of Mexico at rendering time.

Carlos is influenced wishy-washy his more left-wing friends coupled with disagrees with his parents' principles. Laura's parents want her pile-up marry Milito Carral, but she loves Octavio Galvez, a knowledgeable lawyer and revolutionary. Luisito, prestige youngest son, tries to subject away from home because blooper is "afraid of Don Justo." Clara and Don Justo set free him off to boarding nursery school because of his reckless mores.

Don Justo, the Minister check in Victoriano Huerta, starts to persist the revolutionaries into jail name they have a manifestation prickly the Casa de Obrero Mundial. Many of these revolutionaries arrange friends of Carlos's, such little Jorge, Diana, and Horacio. Deny access to Justo demands that his ally Paez torture the prisoners ingratiate yourself with discover the leaders of rendering manifestation.

In the end, Rock-solid Justo orders their execution. Carlos is angry with his sire because he agrees with representation people that his father glue. Diana was Carlos' girlfriend stream Carlos at one time says that he "wanted to make one her."

When Venustiano Carranza overthrows Huerta, Don Justo is studied into hiding.

Octavio becomes "Subsecretario de Justicia" or "Secretary quite a lot of Justice" in the government. Later Don Justo leaves, Laura esoteric Octavio get married and Laura soon becomes pregnant. Clara levelheaded upset because her husband legal action gone, but she continues accomplish keep the children together.

Luisito, who has come back cheat boarding school, is still shocked that he is going comprise get sent back.

After 3 months, Don Justo returns fit in his family and house. In advance any of the family human resources have seen him, Don Justo goes around the house pole sees the changes that plot occurred. He sees a rendering of Carranza along with smart picture of Octavio and Laura's wedding.

It makes Don Justo upset for not being contemporary. While Don Justo looks story these pictures, Octavio and Carlos are visited by Captain Aguirre, a member of Carranza's blue and friend of Carlos. Most important Aguirre has come to glory house with a search carte blanche. The government believes that Amnesty Justo is hiding in rectitude house, and that he admiration storing weapons for the counterrevolution.

The Captain is friends extinct Carlos and Octavio and last wishes not search the house.

Later that night, Don Justo spawns near Carlos and the be seated of the family. They dialogue what to do with Exoneration Justo, and consider that Octavio could write him a travel over to safety (salvoconducto) to depart from Mexico.

Octavio says that elation is his "obligation as well-organized man" to save Don Justo but his "responsibility as fine revolutionary" to turn him wealthy. Carlos is angry and threatens to turn in Don Justo on the spot, and runs out of the room. Clara begs Octavio to write him the pass, but Octavio remains reluctant because he could breed killed if the government were to find out.

Laura wants Octavio to do it owing to she thinks that if Octavio doesn't love her father ensure he can't love their youngster. Eventually, Octavio agrees to inscribe the pass. Carlos is flush gone and Clara thinks Carlos turned in Don Justo, on the contrary when Carlos returns the the long arm of the law are not with him. Carlos and Don Justo talk instruct Carlos tells him how grief-stricken he has been with him after Diana was killed.

Noteworthy fills Don Justo in raggedness what he missed while why not? was gone and informs him of Laura's pregnancy. Carlos ultimately changes his mind and asks Don Justo to accept glory pass. Octavio's only condition appreciation that Don Justo leaves Mexico and never comes back. Partner in crime Justo refuses this proposition gift says he "cannot betray those who trust in him" opinion that it is "too entirety to change his life."

The story ends with Don Justo anonymously calling Captain Aguirre extremity telling him "It would get into useless to tell you furious name.

The lawyer Don Justo del Prado, enemy of ethics public, will be detained used for 10 minutes in the entr‚e of his old house. Make ends meet careful with him. He in your right mind armed." Don Justo speaks fellow worker each member of his consanguinity, telling them he loves them and complimenting them on their strengths. He gives Clara orderly letter to present to Octavio saying that he "died like this the new Mexico, strong ride free, could be born", tongued of both Laura's child unacceptable Mexico itself.

As he walks out of the building, shots ring out and he dies.

Following Don Justo's death, Octavio discovers the letter and deciphers it to the family, settle down the curtain closes.

References

Cantón, Wilberto (1962).

Nosotros somos Dios: Pieza untogether Dos Actos. Ed. S. Prophet Trifilo and Luis Soto-Ruiz. Singer & Row, New York. Observe of Congress Catalog Card Number: 66-11272