Project Gutenberg 2005-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 66 Beaumont, Francis 1584 1616 Beamont, Francis Fletcher, John 1579 1625 Fletcher, Iohn Flecher, John Glover, Arnold 1865 1905 The False One: A Tragedy Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, William Flis, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The False One: A Tragedy" by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher is a historical tragedy likely written in the early 17th century, during the height of English Renaissance drama. The play revolves around historical figures from ancient Rome and Egypt, including key characters such as Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, and Pompey, highlighting the political intrigue and personal dynamics amidst the conflict for power in a tumultuous time. The opening of the play introduces the political landscape of Egypt, where Cleopatra is held captive by her younger brother Ptolemy and his advisers, including the corrupt Photinus. Achoreus, a loyal priest, expresses his concern about the consequences of imprisoning Cleopatra, indicating the fragile state of power and the potential unrest it could cause. The tension heightens as the news of Pompey's defeat by Caesar reaches Egypt, setting the stage for ensuing conflicts involving loyalty, ambition, and the struggle for control among the characters. The dynamics among the figures foreshadow deeper themes of betrayal and the quest for power as they navigate their desires and allegiances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 225326 223054 2024-10-06T14:31:53.424241 2023-09-07T04:50:47.622497 text/html text/html 270863 2020-12-19T06:44:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 67597 2020-12-19T06:44:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 142890 2024-10-06T14:32:03.036220 application/epub+zip 144388 2024-10-06T14:31:56.770235 application/epub+zip 136848 2024-10-06T14:31:55.196229 application/epub+zip 297897 2024-10-06T14:32:06.957734 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258987 2024-10-06T14:32:02.081201 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222849 2022-09-07T18:13:47.297093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146966 146871 2024-10-06T14:31:51.412266 2023-09-07T04:50:46.058484 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 146455 2020-12-19T06:44:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 56793 2020-12-19T06:44:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 146675 2020-12-19T06:44:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56808 2020-12-19T06:44:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22556 2024-10-06T14:32:07.499661 application/rdf+xml 10792 2024-10-06T14:31:55.969261 image/jpeg 2793 2024-10-06T14:31:55.496246 image/jpeg 135759 2024-10-06T14:31:53.441292 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