Os venturosos

Everything is wrong in the life of the King. Despite being the most fortunate of monarchs—having unexpectedly become the holder of the throne and immense power—the other side of luck betrays him: he is plagued by terrible nightmares; he suffers from varicose veins, which cause him horrendous pain; his Catholic and radical in-laws hate him; his new wife refuses to consummate the marriage, fleeing the bed; the Jews disturb his sleep; one of the most delicate nobles, among the many who surround him, decides to transform the Court into a gigantic meeting point for erotic pleasures; And even an old prostitute, now a royal advisor, decides to betray him, giving bad advice to his prudish wife who so desperately needs to learn how to use her body to produce offspring… Ignoring history as it was and ironically using it as it pleases, this text, funny and picaresque, full of characters reminiscent of some well-known ones, apparently created in an environment from over 500 years ago, is actually a portrait of who we are today, concluding that, after all, we are fortunate—when we take control of our destiny and lead it.