Project Gutenberg 2003-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 60 Shakespeare (spurious and doubtful works) 1564 1616 The London Prodigal Falsely attributed to William Shakespeare. Tony Adam "The London Prodigal" by Shakespeare is a play that likely falls into the category of comedy or drama written during the late 16th to early 17th century. The narrative centers around the character Matthew Flowerdale, a young man prone to reckless living and poor choices, causing distress for his father, who seeks to reform his behavior. The play explores themes of vice, the folly of youth, and the social expectations surrounding marriage and reputation. The opening of the play introduces us to the old Flowerdale and his brother, who discuss the reckless lifestyle of Flowerdale's son, Matthew. The father expresses concern over his son's spending habits and general attitude, revealing a tension between the father’s hopeful optimism and the uncle's warnings about Matthew’s squanderous ways. Matthew is established as a character entangled in dishonesty and superficial relationships, ultimately leading to a comedic yet painful exploration of his impending marriage to Lucy, the daughter of Sir Lancelot Spurcock. As the characters reveal their respective desires and aversions during conversations and quarrels, the groundwork is laid for a series of events that will challenge Matthew’s character and test the dynamics of family and social relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English drama -- 17th century Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Spurious and doubtful works PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 154337 154338 2024-10-02T10:56:35.602016 2023-10-02T09:31:48.557596 text/html text/html 154330 154331 2024-10-02T10:56:36.263017 2023-10-02T09:31:48.733611 text/html text/html 104144 2024-10-02T10:56:43.213962 application/epub+zip 104437 2024-10-02T10:56:39.025998 application/epub+zip 104438 2024-10-02T10:56:36.952018 application/epub+zip 209837 2024-10-02T10:56:45.721022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192306 2024-10-02T10:56:42.428968 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148993 2022-09-02T12:48:16.718292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117639 117667 2024-10-02T10:56:35.269022 2023-10-02T09:31:48.322609 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 117447 2023-06-30T13:52:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19041 2024-10-02T10:56:45.850972 application/rdf+xml 9381 2024-10-02T10:56:38.359001 image/jpeg 2713 2024-10-02T10:56:38.082059 image/jpeg 43269 2023-06-30T13:52:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 100061 2024-10-02T10:56:36.276036 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