Project Gutenberg 2010-02-25 Public domain in the USA. 51 Jones, Henry 1721 1770 Inchbald, Mrs. 1753 1821 Inchbald, Elizabeth Simpson The Earl of Essex: A Tragedy, in Five Acts Produced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Earl of Essex: A Tragedy, in Five Acts" by Henry Jones is a historical drama written in the mid-18th century. The play dramatizes the turbulent relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and the Earl of Essex, incorporating themes of ambition, love, betrayal, and political intrigue. It focuses on Essex's fall from grace as he becomes embroiled in court politics and faces dire consequences for his actions. The narrative unfolds in a five-act structure, primarily revolving around the passionate but complicated dynamics between Essex, his royal mistress Queen Elizabeth, and his loyal friend Southampton. Essex's longing for power and influence leads him to make reckless decisions that ultimately push him further into the realm of treachery and disfavor. The queen, torn between her affection for Essex and the political necessity of his punishment, exhibits her internal conflict throughout the play. As the story progresses, the emotional turmoil intensifies, culminating in Essex's tragic execution, an event that deeply affects both Elizabeth and his devoted wife, Lady Rutland. The play captures the essence of human passion alongside the ruthless machinations of power, leaving the audience to reflect on the heavy price of ambition and betrayal. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Tragedies Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1566-1601 -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film 169404 169412 2024-09-13T09:37:29.906651 2023-09-14T04:08:20.437138 text/html text/html 169982 2021-01-06T05:36:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 226081 2021-01-06T05:36:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 283462 2024-09-13T09:37:36.838629 application/epub+zip 284973 2024-09-13T09:37:31.718639 application/epub+zip 100754 2024-09-13T09:37:30.658627 application/epub+zip 458237 2024-09-13T09:37:39.590610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437074 2024-09-13T09:37:35.963577 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197250 2022-09-14T11:41:16.233113 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 95020 94930 2024-09-13T09:37:28.761621 2023-09-14T04:08:19.330131 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 94795 2021-01-06T05:36:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 37328 2021-01-06T05:36:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19016 2024-09-13T09:37:39.735596 application/rdf+xml 17537 2024-09-13T09:37:31.036607 image/jpeg 4053 2024-09-13T09:37:30.845618 image/jpeg 280124 2024-09-13T09:37:29.922654 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