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Franz Grillparzer (1791 - 1872) was an Austrian dramatic poet. The
Jewess of Toledo may perhaps be said to mark the climax of his
productive activity. Written in 1851, it was first performed in
Prague in 1872, after Grillparzer's death. It is an eminently
modern drama of passion in classical dignity of form. The play is
properly called The Jewess of Toledo; for Rachel, the Jewess, is at
the centre of the action, and is a marvelous creation-"a mere
woman, nothing but her sex"; but the King of Castile, though
relatively passive, is the most important character. He is
attracted to Rachel by a charm that he has never known in his
coldly virtuous English consort, and, after an error forgivable
because made comprehensible, is taught the duty of personal
sacrifice to morality and to the state.
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