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Title: Married Life: A Comedy, in Three Acts

Note: Reading ease score: 84.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Paul Haxo from page images graciously made
available by the Internet Archive, the Robarts Library at
the University of Toronto, Google, and the British Library.

Summary: "Married Life: A Comedy, in Three Acts" by John Baldwin Buckstone is a theatrical comedy written in the early 19th century. This play delves into the humorous intricacies of marital relationships, presenting various couples as they navigate misunderstandings, jealousy, and comedic mishaps within their domestic lives. The story introduces characters like Mr. and Mrs. Lynx, along with other couples who provide a satirical look at the complexities of marriage. At the start of the play, Mr. Lionel Lynx is seen in a quarrelsome exchange with his wife, Mrs. Lynx, over issues of jealousy and misunderstandings that lead to each character accusing the other of infidelity and insensitivity. The couple’s bickering sets the stage for the underlying themes of the play—domestic strife and the comedic portrayal of married life. As the narrative begins to unfold, the arrival of their friends, Mr. and Mrs. Coddle, further complicates the air of suspicion, revealing a tapestry of marital woes and twisted relationships, each depicting the absurdity and hilarity that often accompany love and marriage. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Buckstone, John Baldwin, 1802-1879

EBook No.: 46420

Published: Jul 26, 2014

Downloads: 72

Language: English

Subject: Comedies

Subject: English drama -- 19th century

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Married Life: A Comedy, in Three Acts

Note: Reading ease score: 84.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Paul Haxo from page images graciously made
available by the Internet Archive, the Robarts Library at
the University of Toronto, Google, and the British Library.

Summary: "Married Life: A Comedy, in Three Acts" by John Baldwin Buckstone is a theatrical comedy written in the early 19th century. This play delves into the humorous intricacies of marital relationships, presenting various couples as they navigate misunderstandings, jealousy, and comedic mishaps within their domestic lives. The story introduces characters like Mr. and Mrs. Lynx, along with other couples who provide a satirical look at the complexities of marriage. At the start of the play, Mr. Lionel Lynx is seen in a quarrelsome exchange with his wife, Mrs. Lynx, over issues of jealousy and misunderstandings that lead to each character accusing the other of infidelity and insensitivity. The couple’s bickering sets the stage for the underlying themes of the play—domestic strife and the comedic portrayal of married life. As the narrative begins to unfold, the arrival of their friends, Mr. and Mrs. Coddle, further complicates the air of suspicion, revealing a tapestry of marital woes and twisted relationships, each depicting the absurdity and hilarity that often accompany love and marriage. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Buckstone, John Baldwin, 1802-1879

EBook No.: 46420

Published: Jul 26, 2014

Downloads: 72

Language: English

Subject: Comedies

Subject: English drama -- 19th century

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.