Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe.

A primal conflict: Two lovers who cannot part from each other but are also forbidden to be together. For Sali and Vrenchen, the children of the fiercely battling farmers Manz and Marti, there is only one desperate escape: a shared death. Keller's novella from 1855 tells how blind and indelible hatred arises between the families from innocent beginnings, ultimately leading everyone to ruin. This is what primarily distinguishes it from the famous source, Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet.".