Candida: Ein Mysterium in drei Akten

The play centers on a perceptive wife who manages household and public life for her earnest clergyman husband while a passionate young poet challenges their equilibrium. As the poet courts her and the husband confronts rival claims to affection and moral authority, domestic routine and public duty collide, provoking debates about love, self‑sacrifice, and social responsibility. Through comic tension and sharp dialogue the household becomes a testing ground for questions of possession, personal worth, and the forms true devotion takes, revealing both the fragility of masculine pride and the quiet power of a woman who chooses how to define loyalty.