Rosas de otoño ( Autumnal Roses, 1905), sentimental comedy, three acts.La Gobernadora ( The Governor's Wife, 1901), comedy, three acts.Gente conocida ( High Society, 1896), satirical scenes of modern life, four acts.El nido ajeno ( Another's Nest, 1894), comedy, three acts.The similarities and distinctions are shown not to cite plagiarism but analyze the two dramas more extensively and to illustrate seventeenth century and twentieth century points of view.Jacinto Benavente Monument inside Retiro Park in Madrid, Spain Principal works Benavente's portrayal of his hero's split personality is the best feature of his composition, while Lope da Vega's monologues are well executed. In Benavente's work, action begins immediately and the reader learns about the protagonist in the narrative. Lope de Vega tells all about his hero in Act 1 the action and the similarities to Benavente do not begin until Act 2. The techniques employed constitute the major difference between the two works. Readers soon learn that the protagonists also had similar backgrounds. The family backgrounds and origins of family fortunes have parallel details.
Both heroes fall in love with wealthy maidens of the nobility with whom they eventually elope. Both men arrive penniless in Naples at a bleak period of their lives anxious to improve their fortunes. Similarities in the fate of the two protagonists are striking.
A case in point is a comparison of the two Spanish plays "El Caballero de Illescas" by Lope de Vega (1602) and "Los Intereses Creados" by Jacinto Benavente (1907). Across the centuries the heroes in dramatic works develop and play out action along the same lines, although the dramas may have been created by different authors and may reflect various eras and cultures.
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