Act Four

Ferdinand with a pistol attacks Chamberlain von Kalb. Engraving by Wilhelm Hecht from a woodcut by Heinrich Lossow, Schillers Werke illustrirt von ersten deutschen Künstlern (Leipzig and Stuttgart, 1877). University of Virginia. Image in the public domain. Reception room in the First Minister’s suite Scene One Ferdinand von Walter, an open letter in his hand, storms through one door, an Attendant enters through another. FERDINAND. The Chamberlain’s not been here? ATTENDANT. Major, sir, his Lo.