Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 135 Beaumont, Francis 1584 1616 Beamont, Francis Fletcher, John 1579 1625 Fletcher, Iohn Flecher, John The Scornful Lady Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scornful_Lady Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Charles Bidwell and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Scornful Lady" by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher is a comedy likely written in the early 17th century (the Jacobean era). The play centers around the turbulent relationships between its varied characters, notably Elder Loveless and Lady, with themes exploring love, jealousy, and social expectations. The opening of the play introduces a dynamic cast of characters, primarily focusing on Elder Loveless who is attempting to win the affections of Lady while navigating the opposition of his younger brother, Young Loveless. As the elder brother grapples with his feelings of frustration towards the Lady's scorn and his own familial relations, humorous exchanges and witty repartees ensue. Lady is portrayed as strong-willed and resolute, teasing Elder Loveless and providing a glimpse of her disdain for traditional expectations of love and courtship. The interactions set the tone for a lighthearted yet insightful examination of romantic endeavors in a society marked by class and gender dynamics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 91.1 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Comedy plays English drama -- 17th century PR Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 218591 2025-08-05T14:00:52.385257 text/html 218554 218444 2024-11-05T15:54:53.437436 2023-10-06T04:09:42.510977 text/html text/html 148569 2025-08-05T14:00:59.055210 application/epub+zip 150556 2025-08-05T14:00:54.911215 application/epub+zip 145244 2025-08-05T14:00:53.827243 application/epub+zip 291478 2025-08-05T14:01:01.884198 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261572 2025-08-05T14:00:58.371239 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237601 2022-09-06T18:51:18.973705 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175711 2025-08-05T14:00:52.030270 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 156019 2024-10-28T19:12:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17833 2025-08-05T14:01:02.033218 application/rdf+xml 13304 2025-08-05T14:00:54.321246 image/jpeg 3273 2025-08-05T14:00:54.075238 image/jpeg 147918 2025-08-05T14:00:52.402253 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia