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The Double-Dealer, a comedy (original 1694; edition 2011)

by William Congreve

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Young, handsome Mellefont is about to marry Cynthia, daughter of Sir Paul, and the couple is very much in love. Trouble happens because Mellefont's aunt by marriage, Lady Touchwood, is also in love with him and determined to keep the marriage from going through. She employs her lover, lower-born Maskwell, to ruin Mellefont's reputation with Cynthia's parents. Maskwell is the double dealer, claiming to be both Lady Touchwood's agent and Mellefont's friend, while scheming for himself.

This is a comedic play first produced in 1693, yet it's still pretty sharp and easy to follow for a modern reader, and is still performed. ( )
  mstrust | Jun 21, 2015 |
Young, handsome Mellefont is about to marry Cynthia, daughter of Sir Paul, and the couple is very much in love. Trouble happens because Mellefont's aunt by marriage, Lady Touchwood, is also in love with him and determined to keep the marriage from going through. She employs her lover, lower-born Maskwell, to ruin Mellefont's reputation with Cynthia's parents. Maskwell is the double dealer, claiming to be both Lady Touchwood's agent and Mellefont's friend, while scheming for himself.

This is a comedic play first produced in 1693, yet it's still pretty sharp and easy to follow for a modern reader, and is still performed. ( )
  mstrust | Jun 21, 2015 |

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