Book, Forgive Me for Betraying me[LS]

A husband who apologizes for having been betrayed by his wife is the theme of this Rodriguian “tragedy of customs”. Under the pretext of redeeming his brother, Raul kills his unfaithful sister-in-law and begins to watch over his niece in order to preserve her chastity.. But young Glorinha ends up getting to know the world of brothels while at the same time preparing a terrible revenge against her uncle.. Controversial, the play Forgive me for betraying me drew applause and boos from the audience when it premiered in 1957, and featured Nelson Rodrigues himself as an actor, in the role of the abject uncle Raul, in its first season.