ger numbers in the play than in the opera), and the shared plots are rooted in the Napoleonic era," (Burton). The people at the time were going through hard times because the pope had just been removed and the city was in constant reminder that the French had taken over the capital. The story of Cavaradossi was somewhat real, in that there was a person who got involved with the opposition of the French when he tried to help a friend. The real Cavaradossi could have proven himself innocent as mentioned by Nicassio. Cavaradossi would have had more power because he was of the upper class and if he was proven guilty he could have gotte
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