The Innkeeper by Carlo Goldoni: short plot of the comedy divided into three acts, set in 18th century Florence. The protagonist of the story is Mirandolina.
The Mistress of the Inn is a comedy in three acts byCarlo Goldonifrom 1752, set in eighteenth-century Florence. The work reflects the themes of the Enlightenment, when the issues of equality and social classes began to be addressed.
The protagonist, Mirandolina, is a strong and independent woman, who uses cunning and charm to achieve her goals, an unusual trait for the time. The comedy aroused criticism and was considered scandalous.
The Landlady: Short Plot
Mirandolina is the young owner of an inn that was left to her by her now deceased father. Every man who has anything to do with the beautiful girl falls in love with her, whether he is a customer or an employee. Among her many suitors are the Marquis of Forlipopoli who has nothing left except his title and the Count of Albafiorita who, unlike the first, is very rich and thanks to his money has even managed to buy his own title. The two men try to make the beautiful Mirandolina fall in love with him with very different methods: the Marquis constantly offers her his protection while the Count buys her jewels and squanders his money on her. The girl, for her part, plays the part of someone who cannot accept anything and who gives in only to avoid angering the generous donor in question. In this way she manages to keep the inn going very well and has some good gifts for herself.
for women and shows it openly with Mirandolina and then with two comedians who stop at the inn. Initially, he was very rude towards the poor innkeeper and did not appreciate any of her services. She then took the situation as a personal challenge and decided to make him fall in love with her and show him that women should not be despised but rather loved, protected and courted.
She then begins to treat the good knight with consideration: she prepares delicacies for him, has him bring him fine towels and shows herself to be sincere and not at all interested in him. The good man, realizing that he has fallen in love with the innkeeper , decides to go to Livorno and leave the inn as quickly as possible. When he asks for the bill, the crafty girl gives him a large discount, saying that many of the services were gifts from her, pretends to cry, to faint until the man, with his reactions, shows that he already loves her.
Mirandolina then realizes that the situation could get out of hand and by refusing him she treats the knight badly. He goes into a rage and becomes violent towards her and the count who once again wanted to protect the beautiful innkeeper. The girl thus understands that she must no longer play with so many hearts and announces to everyone that she will marry Fabrizio, the good waiter who loved her late father so much and invites all those good men in love to go to another inn because a married woman does not need protection nor expensive gifts.
