Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 28 Dufresny, Charles Rivière 1657 1724 Dufresny, Charles, sieur de La Rivière Fresny, Charles Rivière Du Rivière Du Frény, Monsieur (Charles) Riviere Du Freny, Monsieur (Charles) La Rivière, Charles Dufresny, sieur de Morlock, Frank J. Le dédit. English The Forfeiture Produced by Dagny and Frank J. Morlock "The Forfeiture" by Charles Rivière Dufresny is a comedic play written in the early 18th century, reflecting the theatrical style of the French Enlightenment period. The narrative revolves around themes of love, family obligations, and the often absurd social conventions regarding marriage and inheritance. Set against the backdrop of a young couple's struggles, the play humorously explores the complex dynamics between relatives and the societal pressures that influence personal relationships. The story primarily follows Valere and Isabelle, who are in love but face opposition from Isabelle's two aunts, Belise and Araminte. The aunts have sworn never to marry, which jeopardizes Valere's hope for restitution from them, as their marriage would lead to an inheritance for him. Valere's clever valet, Frontin, devises a plan to manipulate the aunts by pretending to be suitors, using different identities to charm them and ultimately secure both their fortunes and his master's romance. As various misunderstandings and deceptions unfold, the play culminates in a comedic resolution where the aunts are confronted with their own hypocrisy regarding love and marriage, paving the way for Valere and Isabelle's future together. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en French drama -- 18th century -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature 63279 63207 2024-10-02T13:55:11.306352 2023-10-02T11:40:05.973787 text/html text/html 63272 63200 2024-10-02T13:55:11.527371 2023-10-02T11:40:06.120795 text/html text/html 83081 2024-10-02T13:55:15.594327 application/epub+zip 82008 2024-10-02T13:55:13.225361 application/epub+zip 82008 2024-10-02T13:55:12.155372 application/epub+zip 148357 2024-10-02T13:55:17.275389 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140172 2024-10-02T13:55:15.001380 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107220 2022-09-03T04:10:28.064189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48737 48716 2024-10-02T13:55:11.057351 2023-10-02T11:40:05.801770 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 48442 2012-08-03T21:23:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18097 2012-08-03T21:33:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19352 2024-10-02T13:55:17.408320 application/rdf+xml 9603 2024-10-02T13:55:12.696340 image/jpeg 2854 2024-10-02T13:55:12.423388 image/jpeg 80185 2024-10-02T13:55:11.533368 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia