Dziady translation is a cycle of poetic drama written by Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855) in Anachronic Order: second, fourth and third (first part was never finished). It’s main topic is story of Barred from the Afterlife ghost of man who killed himself because of love.
: Dziady provide examples of the following:
- Aristocrats Are Evil: Phantom of Evil Lord, who was earlier ruler of village of summoners is punished with being torn apart by his victims in form of birds.
- An Astral Projection, Not a Ghost: Part II shows a ritual where villagers summon souls from the Purgatory to hear of their plight and help them. At the end, a spectre shows up which doesn't speak a word, and ignores all commands to leave. In part III, the leader of the ritual speculates that it was the soul of someone still living, accidentally summoned.
- Barred from the Afterlife: Because of his suicide Gustaw is punished with returning on earth in form of ghost.
- Byronic Hero: Konrad becomes one.
- Disproportionate Retribution: Crow torning apart a Phantom was in his live a peasant, who was beaten by his lord for stealing some apples.
- The Empire: Russian Empire is a main enemy of Kondrad to the point where calling God a Tzar is considered a
Moral Event Horizon. - Filibuster Freefall: While earlier parts were about tragic love and folk traditions, third part is most focused on fight against Russian occupant.
- Good Angel, Bad Angel: While The Great Improvisation two voices are appearing, where one encourages Konrad and other tries to stop him, but fails.
- Meaningful Rename: Third part starts with Gustaw writing on wall that in this place Gustaw died and Konrad has born.
- Mundane Afterlife: Angels are depicting their afterlife as simillar to their earlier life, but they are also not allowed to reach Heaven.
- Nice Mean And In Between: Ghosts summoned in second part are described as ghosts of slight sin (Angels), ghost of serious sins (Phantom) and ghost of medium sin (Girl).
- Rage Against the Heavens: The Great Improvisation is it, as Kondrad blames God for not helping the people.
- Spurned into Suicide: Gustaw commited suicide because of unhappy love.
- Summoning Ritual: Titular Dziady are this as they are focused around giving to ghosts from purgatory food.
- Take That!: The Doctor, who is shown in third part as collaborator is based on stepfather of Juliusz Słowacki
, who was Adam Mickiewicz’s rival. - That Man Is Dead: Gustaw’s Meaningful Rename is shown with writing that he died.
- Undead Child: Angels are ghosts of children, who because never suffering in their live are sentenced to Mundane Afterlife.
