The Widow's Vow: A Farce, in Two Acts

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Inchbald, Mrs., 1753-1821

Contributor:

Patrat, Joseph, 1732-1801

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Widow's Vow: A Farce, in Two Acts" by Mrs. Inchbald and Joseph Patrat is a theatrical farce written in the late 18th century. The play unfolds in a Spanish village and centers around the complexities of love, deception, and the societal expectations surrounding marriage and vow-taking. It explores themes of gender roles and the folly of appearances in romantic entanglements. The narrative follows the Countess, a widow who has sworn to avoid all men following her disastrous romantic past. Her uncle, Don Antonio, seeks to introduce her to the young Marquis, who unbeknownst to her, is actually a woman in disguise. As misunderstandings pile up, both the Countess and the Marquis must navigate love and identity, leading to humorous confrontations and revelations. Ultimately, the play highlights the idea that true affection supersedes rigid vows and societal conventions, culminating in a light-hearted but pointed commentary on love and deception. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Delphine Lettau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net

Notes:

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Widow%27s_Vow

Plot taken from "L'heureuse erreur" of Patrat.

Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2011-04-25