Drayman Henschel

Drayman Henschel
Drayman Henschel
Written by	Gerhart Hauptmann
Characters	Drayman Henschel; Mrs Henschel; Hanne Schael; Bertha; Horse Dealer Walther; Siebenhaar; Karlchen; Wermelskirch; Mrs Wermelskirch; Franziska Wermelskirch; Hauffe; Franz; George; Fabig; Hildebrant; Veterinarian Grunert; Fireman
Date premiered	5 November 1898
Place premiered	Deutsches Theater, Berlin
Original language	German
Genre	Naturalism
Setting	Grey Swan Hotel, Silesia; Late 1860s

Drayman Henschel (German: Fuhrmann Henschel), also known as Carter Henschel, is an 1898 five-act naturalistic play by the German playwright Gerhart Hauptmann.^[1] Unlike his 1892 play The Weavers, Hauptmann focuses on the story's psychological rather than social dimensions.^[2] As with his 1902 play Rose Bernd, the play charts the demise of an ordinary man who falls victim to circumstances beyond his control.^[3] As with many of Hauptmann's dramas, it ends with the main character's suicide.^[4]

^ Banham (1998, 476), Hartnoll (1983, 377), and Lewisohn (1913).
^ Jelavich (1984, 455).
^ Jelavich (1984, 455) and Worrall (1996, 114).
^ Hartnoll (1983, 377).

[1] Banham (1998, 476), Hartnoll (1983, 377), and Lewisohn (1913).

[j455-2] Jelavich (1984, 455).

[3] Jelavich (1984, 455) and Worrall (1996, 114).

[4] Hartnoll (1983, 377).

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