Wilhelm Tell

"Wilhelm Tell" by Friedrich Schiller is a play that transports you to 14th-century Switzerland, a land simmering with discontent under tyrannical Austrian rule. At the heart of the story is Wilhelm Tell, an expert marksman who becomes a symbol of freedom. We're thrown into a world of political unrest where ordinary people like fishermen, hunters, and shepherds, find their peaceful lives threatened by the Viceroy’s men. The play opens with a man named Baumgarten desperately fleeing for his life after killing a corrupt official, with Tell bravely risking everything to save him. This heroic act ignites a much larger conflict, setting the stage for a gripping tale of courage, resistance, and the fight for independence.