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[The Female Force Confronted with the Cruelty of a Moral Dilemma: The Quest for New Issues in The Moors of Spain by Pixerécourt and in The Hussites by Duval]

This paper focuses on the representation of moral dilemmas in The Moors of Spain by Pixerécourt and the Hussites by Duval. This comparative analysis is necessary for two reasons. As for The Moors, critics only saw it as a plagiarism of Duval’s play. On the other hand, Duval was criticized for creating a simplistic and unmoving play. However, the sacrifice of children for the good of the country is a source of new social and aesthetic issues. The fight against the boredom of the audience by returning to exoticism and to the Middle Ages reveals the need for new scriptural subterfuges such as the oneiric dream. The unprecedented moral dilemma confronting the spectator makes us wonder whether audiences have the ability to take on this new responsibility. The courage of the heroines makes it possible to consider the woman as the pivot of the social system, even if the reversal of roles between man and woman is only momentary or only achievable in an intimate setting.