Raimon is shaking.

So they're supposed to... love their families? Rise up against the government? Farm instead of rising up against the government? Kill themselves for worshipping Asmodeus? Forgive people who steal from them? This is really confusing. Hopefully one of the paladins will explain it soon.

The Thénardiers really seem like the most comprehensible people in this play, though it's awfully stupid to sing about their philosophy in front of so many people who style themselves as Good.

He had figured it for a (standard?) Lawful Neutral/Good vs. Neutral/Chaotic Good story relatively early on… and he had meant to try to use the play to understand the difference in these alignments. But he got distracted partway through by implications of various lines and things that were missing.  No cleric or wizard casts any spells throughout the entire story as far as he can tell… was Paris literally abandoned by the Gods for some reason?  Or maybe normal magic doesn’t work right in it (given no wizards… except other countries don’t have as many wizards as Cheliax so maybe no wizards is a normal default… he could make a lot of money selling healing in a city like Paris)?

Also the story seems to assume the audience knows really critical background information, like why the revolution is happening in the first place.

At the end it occurs to him to worry the play might trigger another wave of riots.  Valia’s speech was more detailed in actual actions demanded and less skillfully delivered than this play, and it still played a role setting off the riots, so this play really could mean another round of riots.  …He’ll switch out his endure elements for more infernal healings in his spell prep the next several days.

What, is it supposed to be that easy? Charge off after whatever stupid idea's got into your head, and the Good gods will take you for having Good intentions?

Okay the end has her full on bawling.

It's beautifully done. But... it's never that kind. It wasn't even in Kintargo with all her work and storied adventurers out of history and archmages keeping all the armies busy for a four-day war.

She couldn't bear to censor it, she thinks. But... letting it be played would be wrong. Without at least another song about the price 'Paris' paid. And... probably more than that.