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The Rivals A Comedy
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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The Rivals, brimming with false identities and with romantic entanglements carried on amid a cloud of parental disapproval, satirizes the pretentiousness and sentimentality of the age. It features a cast of memorable characters, among them the lovely Lydia Languish, whose pretty head has been filled with nonsense from romantic novels; Capt. Jack Absolute, a young officer in love with Lydia; Sir Anthony Absolute, Jack?s autocratic father; Sir Lucius O?Trigger, a fiery Irishman; and Jack?s provincial neighbor, Bob Acres, a bumptious but lovable country squire in love with Lydia. Hoping to win Lydia's affection, Captain Jack woos the pretty miss by pretending to be a penniless ensign named Beverley, an act that nearly incites a duel with Acres. His actions also provoke serious objections from Lydia's aunt, Mrs. Malaprop, a misspeaking matron whose ludicrous misuse of words gave the English language a new term: malapropism. Ultimately, the hilarious complications are resolved in a radiant comic masterpiece that will entertain and delight theater devotees and students of English drama alike. During a brief but brilliant literary career, Irish-born dramatist and statesman Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751?1816) wrote cleverly plotted plays that revealed his nimble wit and keen eye for comic situations. Two of them ? The School for Scandal and The Rivals ? are among the funniest in the English language
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| Author | Richard Brinsley Sheridan |
| Publisher | B. K. Publications Pvt. Ltd. |
| Language | English |
| Binding Type | Paper Back |
| Fiction | Classic |
| ISBN13 | 9788119348909 |
| SKU | BK 0156446 |
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