Difference between revisions of "All's Well That Ends Well"
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| + | published in the First Folio in 1623, where it is listed among the comedies. There is a debate regarding the dating of the composition of the play, with possible dates ranging from 1598 to 1608.[1][2] | ||
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| + | Bertram is compelled to marry Helena. Bertram refuses to consummate their marriage. He goes to Italy. In Italy he courts Diana. Helena meets Diana. They perform the bed trick. | ||
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| + | The play is considered one of Shakespeare's "problem plays", a play that poses complex ethical dilemmas that require more than typically simple solutions | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
Revision as of 05:58, 26 June 2022
All's Well That Ends Well is a play by William Shakespeare.
Contents
The original text
published in the First Folio in 1623, where it is listed among the comedies. There is a debate regarding the dating of the composition of the play, with possible dates ranging from 1598 to 1608.[1][2]
Bertram is compelled to marry Helena. Bertram refuses to consummate their marriage. He goes to Italy. In Italy he courts Diana. Helena meets Diana. They perform the bed trick.
The play is considered one of Shakespeare's "problem plays", a play that poses complex ethical dilemmas that require more than typically simple solutions
Translations and adaptations
In 2000 Rob Amato wrote Gilette & Bertrand, a comedy with music called , based only on Boccaccio's original tale and retaining the original character names - but written in a style and language.
Performance history in South Africa
Presented by the Dryden Society [1] on a tour of Lesotho and South Africa from 27 July - 20 September 1969 including 29,30 August in H.B. Thom Theatre.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All%27s_Well_That_Ends_Well
Tour programme (Dryden Society) held by NELM: [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 2. 26
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