Peribáñez y el Comendador de Ocaña

Peribáñez y el Comendador de Ocaña
Written byFélix Lope de Vega y Carpio
CharactersInés, bridesmaid
Costanza, peasant
Casilda, bride
Peribáñez, groom
Bartolo, peasant
The Comendador, Don Fadrique
Blas
Marín, lackey
Luján, lackey
Leonardo, servant
King Enrique III
The Queen
The High Constable
A page
A secretary
Two aldermen of Toledo
Gómez Manrique
A priest
Gil
Antón
Benito
Mendo
Llorente
Chaparro
Helipe
Belardo
A painter
Musicians
Peasants
Harvesters
A servant
Retinue
Date premieredunknown/disputed (1604, 1609, 1614)
Original languageSpanish
SubjectHonor, Love
GenreSpanish Golden Age Drama
SettingOcaña, Spain

Peribáñez y el Comendador de Ocaña (Peribáñez and the Comendador of Ocaña) is a Spanish language play by Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio. Published during the reign of Philip III of Spain, it is a tragicomedy about a peasant named Peribáñez, and a Comendador (Spanish article) (knight commander) who falls in love with the former's wife Casilda. Ultimately Peribáñez must kill the Comendador in order to protect his wife from his advances.