Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 65 Fletcher, John 1579 1625 Fletcher, Iohn Flecher, John Beaumont, Francis 1584 1616 Beamont, Francis Glover, Arnold 1865 1905 Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 02 of 10: the Humourous Lieutenant Reading ease score: 92.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Charles M. Bidwell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Humourous Lieutenant" by Fletcher et al. is a tragicomedy likely written in the early 17th century. The play unfolds in Greece and follows the tumultuous relationships and ambitions among various characters, including King Antigonus, his son Demetrius, and the object of Demetrius's affection, the spirited Celia. Central themes include love, honor, and the follies of war, woven together with comedic elements that challenge the characters’ desires and actions. The opening of the play introduces a bustling court setting where characters are engaged in preparations for an audience with ambassadors. Attention is drawn to Demetrius's deep affection for Celia, contrasting with the older King Antigonus's youthful desires. As the dialogue unfolds, Celia's wit and independence shine through, particularly in her exchanges with the ushers and other gentlemen. The tension builds with the arrival of the ambassadors, who deliver a serious message of conflict, setting the stage for further exploration of the characters’ ambitions and relationships as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English drama -- 17th century Tragicomedy PR Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 258718 258595 2024-10-05T15:55:58.484794 2023-10-06T03:55:06.300142 text/html text/html 258711 258588 2024-10-05T15:55:58.805787 2023-10-06T03:55:06.532148 text/html text/html 183943 2024-10-05T15:56:09.199260 application/epub+zip 185764 2024-10-05T15:56:02.865261 application/epub+zip 143510 2024-10-05T15:56:01.393278 application/epub+zip 475150 2024-10-05T15:56:13.241217 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422214 2024-10-05T15:56:08.121275 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326902 2022-09-06T18:29:53.555662 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196033 195958 2024-10-05T15:55:57.829808 2023-10-06T03:55:05.843132 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 197470 2020-12-14T16:45:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 74801 2020-12-14T16:45:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20103 2024-10-05T15:56:13.404258 application/rdf+xml 25460 2024-10-05T15:56:01.944267 image/jpeg 4675 2024-10-05T15:56:01.667281 image/jpeg 182222 2024-10-05T15:55:58.826825 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia