Project Gutenberg 2013-01-27 Public domain in the USA. 104 Hazlitt, William Carew 1834 1913 Hazlitt, W. Carew (William Carew) A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. A woman is a weathercock -- Amends for ladies -- Green's Tu quoque -- Albumazar -- The hog hath lost his pearl -- The heir. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Jane Robins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11" by William Carew Hazlitt is a historical anthology of theatrical works compiled in the early 19th century. This collection revises and reorganizes old English plays, specifically focusing on engaging theatrical texts that showcase the art and context of early English drama. In particular, it features noteworthy works, including the play "A Woman is a Weathercock," written by Nathaniel Field, which illustrates the complexities of love and fidelity amid social expectations. At the start of this volume, the opening piece, "A Woman is a Weathercock," introduces us to Scudmore, who grapples with his tumultuous feelings towards Bellafront, a woman he loves but who is now marrying Count Frederick. The narrative unfolds with Scudmore expressing his heartache and betrayal upon learning of her marriage while reflecting on the nature of women and their perceived fickleness. As he navigates his despair, he interacts with his friend Nevill, who provides counsel while they both ponder the challenges of love, loyalty, and societal pressures. The scene is set for a dramatic exploration of relationships, revealing the ethical dilemmas faced by characters steeped in their desires and conflicting loyalties. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41930/41930-h/images/cover.jpg en English drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1571072 1571075 2024-10-17T15:09:36.347677 2023-09-18T09:09:04.624970 text/html text/html 1639742 2013-02-08T11:17:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 442235 2013-02-08T11:21:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 479358 2024-10-17T15:11:09.875928 application/epub+zip 522874 2024-10-17T15:10:07.241091 application/epub+zip 517020 2024-10-17T15:09:51.495620 application/epub+zip 1088084 2024-10-17T15:11:29.730658 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1887394 2024-10-17T15:10:41.442854 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1879995 2022-09-19T07:44:26.352143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 897185 897085 2024-10-17T15:09:26.438782 2023-09-18T09:08:55.401897 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 896957 2013-02-08T11:14:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 345688 2013-02-08T11:21:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19757 2024-10-17T15:11:29.985634 application/rdf+xml 10358 2024-10-17T15:09:51.989680 image/jpeg 2249 2024-10-17T15:09:51.751598 image/jpeg 436569 2024-10-17T15:09:36.448685 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