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1700s Plays (Study Guide): 1700 Plays, 1702 Plays, 1703 Plays, 1706 Plays, 1707 Plays, the Beaux' Stratagem, the Way of the World

1700s Plays (Study Guide): 1700 Plays, 1702 Plays, 1703 Plays, 1706 Plays, 1707 Plays, the Beaux' Stratagem, the Way of the World


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This is nonfiction commentary. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 1700 Plays, 1702 Plays, 1703 Plays, 1706 Plays, 1707 Plays, the Beaux' Stratagem, the Way of the World, the Love Suicides at Sonezaki, the Fair Penitent, the Recruiting Officer, Crispin Rival de Son Maitre. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: The Beaux' Stratagem is a comedy by George Farquhar, first produced at the Haymarket Theatre, London, in March 1707. In the play, Archer and Aimwell, two young gentlemen who have fallen on hard times, plan to travel through small towns, entrap young heiresses, steal their money and move on. In the first town, Lichfield, they set their sights on Dorinda. Aimwell falls truly in love, and comedy ensues. Foigard, a priest and chaplain to the French officer, is actually an Irish priest called MacShane (a sombre version of the stage-Irish stereotype). The play was featured as a BBC Play of the Month in 1979, starring Tom Conti. Frontispiece of the first edition of The Beaux' Stratagem, which introduces the characters Aimwell and Archer are two fashionable beaux, on the lookout for an heiress to marry so they can repair their fortunes. To help their scheme, Archer poses as Aimwell's servant when they arrive in the city of Lichfield. Aimwell insinuates himself into friendship with the beautiful Dorinda, daughter of Lady Bountiful. Meanwhile, Archer strikes up an extremely worldly friendship with Kate, Dorinda's sister-in-law. She's unhappily married to Sullen, a parody of a country squire, mad for hunting and eating and (especially) drinking. Obstacles to a happy ending include; the fact that Kate's husband despises her; that the innkeeper's saucy daughter, Cherry, has fallen in love with Archer; that Lady Bountiful, who is extremely over-protective of Dorinda's virtue, mistakenly believe...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=5623228


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  • ISBN-13: 9781157729983
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 32
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 77 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1157729983
  • Publisher Date: 14 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: 1700 Plays, 1702 Plays, 1703 Plays, 1706 Plays, 1707 Plays, the Beaux' Stratagem, the Way of the World
  • Width: 189 mm


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