How Pepe sees himself
Don Giovanni on The Ghost of Faffner Hall
Don Juan is a fictional Spanish lover, a man of noble rank who is also a libertine and womanizer. Debuting in a 17th century play, Don Juan seduces and abandons women, and in most versions, is finally undone when the statue of a deceased military commander (either the father or husband of one of Don Juan's victims) comes to life for revenge. Depending on the version, Don Juan is killed by the statue and/or dragged to Hell.
The tale has been adapted by many creators including Molière for the stage, Lord Byron as an epic poem, and by Mozart for an Italian opera (as Don Giovanni). Film versions, usually minus the supernatural overtones and with a more heroic Don Juan, include the 1926 silent film with John Barrymore and a 1948 version with Errol Flynn.
As with Casanova, the name Don Juan has become synonymous with male seducers.
References[]
- Opera singer Thomas Allen plays Don Giovanni, seducing a Spanish maid (Fughetta Faffner), in The Ghost of Faffner Hall episode "The Voice Is an Instrument."
- Pepe the King Prawn, who considers himself a wooer of women, reveals his e-mail address is DonJuanPrawn@IamPepe.com in The Muppets episode "The Ex-Factor."