"Minna von Barnhelm" by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing is a comedy completed in 1767. Set during the final days of the Seven Years' War, the play follows a betrothed couple separated by the chaos of conflict. When Minna tracks down her fiancé Tellheim in Berlin, she discovers he has been dishonored and refuses to marry her. Determined to win him back, she devises an elaborate deception that leads to unexpected complications for everyone involved. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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