She argues that Semele should ask to see Zeus' true form to make sure he really is the father of the gods.
The amorous Zeus orders his son Hermes to send the Greeks a rich harvest as a reward for their offerings.
Gustav Schwab argued that Schiller's decision to omit Semele from his complete works as a sign of aesthetic maturity.
[4] On the other hand, the biographer Peter-André Alt judged: “Even if the text is supported by a dramaturgically simple basic structure, it still has its artistic charm.
[6] The work was finally set to music in 1887 by Franz Curti and premiered on 10 November 1900 at the Königliches Schauspielhaus Berlin, meeting with good reviews.