Weidig was arrested , tortured and later died in prison in Darmstadt ; Büchner managed to flee across the border to Strasbourg where he wrote most of his literary work and translated two French plays by Victor Hugo , `` Lucrèce Borgia '' and `` Marie Tudor '' .
While Weidig was arrested , tortured and died imprisoned in Darmstadt , Büchner fled across the border to Strasbourg where he wrote most of his literary work and translated two plays by Victor Hugo , `` Lucrèce Borgia '' and `` Marie Tudor '' .