FRANZ WOYZECK, A LOWLY SOLDIER STATIONED IN A MID-NINETEENTH CENTURY PROVINCIALGERMAN TOWN, IS THE FATHER OF AN ILLEGITIMATE CHILD BY HIS MISTRESS MARIE. WOYZECK DISPOSES OF THE KNIFE IN THE POND, AND WHILE TRYING TO WASH THE BLOOD OFF, HE HALLUCINATES THAT HE IS SWIMMING IN BLOOD AND APPARENTLY DROWNS HIMSELF AND DIES.
