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The Rivals Paperback | Pages: 80 pages
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Original Title: The Rivals
ISBN: 0486404331 (ISBN13: 9780486404332)
Edition Language: English

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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.
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.

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Title:The Rivals
Author:Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Book Format:Paperback
Book Edition:Anniversary Edition
Pages:Pages: 80 pages
Published:June 19th 1998 by Dover Publications (first published 1775)
Categories:Plays. Drama. Classics. Literature. 18th Century. Fiction. Humor. Theatre

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If you wonder where The Importance of Being Ernest came from, Wilde was definitely reading some Sheridan while coming up.

I read this book for school, so no rating. I thought this was an enjoyable play and a great comedy. I liked how it examined society's standards in a satirical way.

I stumbled upon this play because I've read that Jane Austen performed The Rivals with her family in her time. Unfortunaly I didn't like it that much. The premise of the story sounded fun but the language was hard to understand at times and the writing was rather dull. Jane Austen July 2018: Read a book by a contemporary of Jane Austen.

Another play that I just found really hard to get through but seriously believe would be a charming, delightful piece of fluffy comedy when performed

Helped along by viewing scenes from Bristol Theatre production, I found this 18th century comedy still rewards with numerous laughs. There is still much to learn about "The Game of Love and Chance" as exemplified by the behaviours of Julia/Falkland, and of course Lydia/Captain Absolute.

I read this book for school, so no rating. I thought this was an enjoyable play and a great comedy. I liked how it examined society's standards in a satirical way.

The Rivals was a surprisingly difficult play to read. I think it might be Sheridan's use of language that has me checking and rechecking myself, but I can't say that that is a bad thing in this case. This comedy deals with a man who is courting a woman under a false guise; his father arranges a marriage for him, but with the exact same girl, but only under his real name, not the guise. Confusion and hilarity ensues! Maybe this play is just a little dated in a way, but is that really bad? I don't