Ion The Lust for the Land the Lust for Love

Jon a young peasant love more the land than his engaged girlhood FloricaJust when Ion thinks he has become master of his own land he realizes that he has betrayed his heart and that he is still in love with Florica not with his wife It is the curse of love that will be Ions undoing Badly mistreated Ana his wife is driven to despair and she hangs herself Ion now free and wealthy believes that the time has come for him to have Florica Floricas husband George waylays Ion and savagely murders him with a hoe