Die Braut von Messina (English: The Bride of Messina) is a tragedy by Friedrich Schiller; it premiered on March 19, 1803 in Weimar. It is one of the most controversial works by Schiller, as he used many elements common to Greek tragedies (which were considered obsolete at the time it was written). The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... In general usage, a tragedy is a drama, movie or sometimes a real world event with a sad outcome. ... Friedrich Schiller Schiller redirects here. ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

In the play, Schiller attempts to combine antique and modern theater. It is set in Sicily, at a time when Paganism and Christianity meet, thus again outlining this theme. For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed... Sicilian redirects here. ... Paganism (from Latin paganus) and heathenry are blanket terms which have come to connote a broad set of spiritual or religious beliefs and practices of natural or polytheistic religions, as opposed to the Abrahamic monotheistic religions. ... Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus as recounted in the New Testament. ...