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not to oppress his vassals in exchange for their loyalty, failed to "shelter and protect" those pledged to "help and advise" him. Only as a collective are they able to fight back. However, feudal lord and vassal were bound to mutually respect one another, e.g. the lord could not, by law, beat his
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Act II begins in the village with a discussion among the peasants that is interrupted by the entrance of the
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villagers of Fuenteovejuna after he treated them poorly. After no single guilty party was found, Ferdinand pardoned the villagers from Fuenteovejuna.
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