The Scarlet Pimpernel

Synopsis

The Scarlet Pimpernel is an adventure play was performed during the clouds of French revolution, written by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, a British novelist remembered for her portrayal of Scarlet Pimpernel as hero with hidden identity, which subsequently leading the way for similar creations of Batman and Zorro.

During the French revolution, many aristocratic families were executed by the rival factions on the belief of they were against the revolution. A secret society named "League of the Scarlet Pimpernel" was formed by twenty such aristocrats to save their life being executed and their leader calls himself as Scarlet Pimpernel and his identity is unknown to the world. 

Sir Percy Blakeney, a wealthy baronet is getting married to Marguerite, a French actress. Percy became estranged from his after knowing the earlier incidents, in which Marquis and his sons were sent the guillotine, because of Marguerite revenge on them over a controversial romantic relationship of Marguerite’s brother with Marquis’s daughter. Marguerite became disillusioned with Percy’s shallow lifestyle. In the preceding incidents, Marguerite realizes that Percy is the real Scarlet Pimpernel, however the couple is reconciled later.

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