Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 135 Beaumont, Francis 1584 1616 Beamont, Francis Fletcher, John 1579 1625 Fletcher, Iohn Flecher, John The Scornful Lady Reading ease score: 91.1 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Charles Bidwell and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Scornful Lady" by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher is a comedy likely written in the early 17th century (the Jacobean era). The play centers around the turbulent relationships between its varied characters, notably Elder Loveless and Lady, with themes exploring love, jealousy, and social expectations. The opening of the play introduces a dynamic cast of characters, primarily focusing on Elder Loveless who is attempting to win the affections of Lady while navigating the opposition of his younger brother, Young Loveless. As the elder brother grapples with his feelings of frustration towards the Lady's scorn and his own familial relations, humorous exchanges and witty repartees ensue. Lady is portrayed as strong-willed and resolute, teasing Elder Loveless and providing a glimpse of her disdain for traditional expectations of love and courtship. The interactions set the tone for a lighthearted yet insightful examination of romantic endeavors in a society marked by class and gender dynamics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Comedies English drama -- 17th century PR Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 218561 218451 2024-10-05T16:15:05.363059 2023-10-06T04:09:42.291991 text/html text/html 218554 218444 2024-10-05T16:15:05.638200 2023-10-06T04:09:42.510977 text/html text/html 148469 2024-10-05T16:15:13.074036 application/epub+zip 150531 2024-10-05T16:15:08.506022 application/epub+zip 145220 2024-10-05T16:15:07.241039 application/epub+zip 291396 2024-10-05T16:15:16.075994 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261638 2024-10-05T16:15:12.337017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237601 2022-09-06T18:51:18.973705 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175807 175748 2024-10-05T16:15:04.989057 2023-10-06T04:09:41.995977 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 177227 2020-12-14T17:41:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 67472 2020-12-14T17:41:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19779 2024-10-05T16:15:16.214983 application/rdf+xml 13304 2024-10-05T16:15:07.790043 image/jpeg 3273 2024-10-05T16:15:07.509038 image/jpeg 147833 2024-10-05T16:15:05.657063 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