Fuenteovejuna- Lope de Vega

Another important character from the spanish golden age is Lope de Vega. Along with Calderón de la Barca, he established the most celebrated binomial in spanish medieval literature. Lope de Vega was also a playwriter and he succeeded in creating a book that would last many centuries: Fuenteovejuna,

This play is perhaps the first appearence of the typical in-town scenario where suddenly a tyranic figure emerges. This evil entity will try to bend the town to his will and slowly the population will secretly  device a plan in which they will evenually overthrow the usurper.

Fuenteovejuna´s story starts with a malicious governor in the town of fuenteovejuna that rapes a young little girl. He tries to cover his acts, but he is discovered and punished. He is killed, and when the other authorities ask who did it, the town simply responds: Fuenteovejuna.

I can relate this play to many movies i have watched. The play set the tone for a recurring storyline that scriptwriters love. The underdog town beats the evil chief. How about Footloose, where the police chief prohibits the town to dance. Then there is V for Vendetta, in which a small brotherhood makes justice concealed behind an ideology. The Rock´s steller "Walking Tall" movie is perhaps the most adecuate example of this type of stories.