Defenestration of Prague
A violent confrontation unfolds in the council chamber of Prague Castle as Hussite protesters, led by Jan Želivský, seize Catholic councilors and throw them out of the windows in an act of defiance ag
Setting
Prague Castle, specifically the council chamber with large arched windows overlooking the city. The room is filled with a mix of Hussite protesters and Catholic councilors, with the crowd spilling out into the adjacent corridors.
Characters
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Jan Želivský
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A gaunt man in his mid-30s with intense dark eyes and a prematurely lined face. His thin frame is wiry with nervous energy, and his dark brown hair is cropped short in the clerical tonsure style. His hands are calloused from manual labor despite his priestly status.
Catholic Councilor
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A middle-aged man with a portly build, his face lined with the stress of the moment. His thinning grey hair is cropped short in the clerical fashion, and his pale skin is flushed with fear. His hands are soft, unused to labor, and he wears a gold signet ring bearing the seal of the Church.
Hussite Protester
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A burly, middle-aged man with a weathered face, sunken eyes, and a thick beard streaked with gray. His hands are calloused from years of labor, and his muscular frame suggests a life of physical toil. A deep scar runs across his left cheek, a testament to past conflicts.
Castle Guard
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A burly man in his late 30s with a weathered face, short-cropped brown hair, and a thick beard. His muscular frame shows years of military training, with scars visible on his forearms from previous battles. His steel-gray eyes are alert and wary.
Dialog
Jan Želivský
Behold these vipers in holy vestments! As the prophet Malachi foretold, 'I will come near to you to judgment, and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers!'
Catholic Councilor
In the name of Holy Mother Church and His Majesty King Sigismund, I command you to cease this madness! You court eternal damnation!
Jan Želivský
Command? Your false authority ends today! The Lord has given these whited sepulchers into our hands - let Prague see how they fly!
Catholic Councilor
Mercy, I beg you! By Christ's wounds, I swear I shall reform! The archbishop will hear of your grievances!
Jan Želivský
Too late for oaths, Judas! The time for mercy was when you burned Master Hus! Now comes the harvest of your corruption!
Catholic Councilor
No! The saints preserve—
Jan Želivský
Thus falls the whore of Babylon! Let all Prague witness God's justice!
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