Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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"The Rivals" by Richard Brinsley Sheridan is a comedic play that navigates the complexities of love and mistaken identities in 18th century society. Set in Bath, the story follows the romantic entanglements of Lydia Languish, who desires a love affair akin to those in her beloved novels. Her aunt, Mrs. Malaprop, aims to arrange a match for her with the wealthy but socially awkward Captain Absolute. However, Lydia is enamored with the penniless Ensign...
2) The Duenna
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Project Gutenberg
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English
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"The Duenna" was first performed in 1775 and was even deemed "the best opera ever written" by Lord Byron. It was a group effort between Sheridan, his father-in-law Thomas Linley the elder, an expert composer, and brother-in-law Thomas Linley the younger.
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English
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The intrigues of such aptly named characters as Lady Sneerwell, Sir Joseph Surface, Lady Candour, and Sir Benjamin Backbite have amused theater audiences for more than two centuries. They are the invention of the Irish-born playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan, and they unfold, collide, and backfire hilariously in his masterpiece, The School for Scandal, a play still considered by many the best comedy of manners in English. It is a comedy with two...