The play and opera of “Barber of Seville” are very similar int hat they carry the same basic plot of the count winning the love of Rosine and then testing her to make sure that she truly loves him and not just his money. While on the other hand Bartholo is trying to force Rosine to marry him before she can be stolen away by anyone.

A major difference between the two is the character of Figaro. When reading the play I interpreted Figaro to be a passive and quiet guy who was just helping out his friend in the count. However in the opera Figaro is portrayed as a loud, exciting, and boisterous character. The opening scene is Figaro doing a huge sing and dance that I just never expected from him after reading the play. Another difference was at the end of play. In the play the count offers the notary money to sigh the marriage papers while during the opera he threatens him with a gun. I like the ending int he opera better because it shows that the count really loved Rosine and was willing to do anything possible to make the marriage happen. This is a contradiction from the the count in the play who was more relaxed and didn’t seem to overreact to anything.