Project Gutenberg 2007-10-12 Public domain in the USA. 189 Harris, Joseph Dearing, Vinton A. (Vinton Adams) 1920 2005 Dearing, Vinton Adams a53001354 The City Bride (1696) Or, The Merry Cuckold Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_Bride Produced by David Starner, LN Yaddanapudi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The City Bride" by Joseph Harris is a comedy written in the late 17th century. This play adapts William Rowley and John Webster's earlier work "A Cure for a Cuckold" and centers on the themes of fidelity and love, specifically through the character of Arabella who is confronting the complexities of marriage and infidelity. The opening of "The City Bride" introduces us to a festive atmosphere celebrating a wedding, with guests in attendance and music being played. As the characters interact, secrets and tensions emerge, particularly surrounding the relationships between the main characters, Bonvile, Arabella, and Friendly. The narrative quickly sets up a backdrop of potential conflict, as Friendly receives a troubling letter from Clara, commanding him to kill his best friend, Bonvile, stressing themes of loyalty and betrayal. The scene is rich in witty banter, character dynamics, and hints at deeper emotional struggles that foreshadow turmoil beneath the surface of merriment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). 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