Project Gutenberg 2009-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 542 Tyler, Royall 1757 1826 Tyler, William Clark Moses, Montrose Jonas 1878 1934 Moses, Montrose J. The Contrast Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Contrast_(play) Produced by David Starner, Brownfox and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Contrast" by Royall Tyler is a comedy written in the late 18th century. As one of the first American plays to gain attention, it provides a glimpse into the social dynamics and cultural attitudes of its time, particularly in New York City. The play revolves around themes of love and marriage, featuring characters such as the satirical Colonel Manly and the seemingly frivolous Dimple, as well as other young women navigating the complexities of desire and societal expectations. At the start of the play, we are introduced to Charlotte and Letitia, discussing the latest fashions and gossip in a light-hearted manner. Various characters are introduced, including Maria, who is torn between her duty to her father and her lack of affection for her intended husband, Mr. Dimple. Charlotte’s brother, Colonel Manly, contrasts sharply with the other characters through his serious demeanor and moral perspective, setting the stage for a clash between duty, societal expectations, and personal desire that unfolds throughout the comedy. The opening establishes the playful, yet critical essence of the narrative and introduces the contrasting values that will be explored in the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Comedy plays American drama PS Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: American Literature 194620 2025-08-12T06:52:05.010189 text/html 194590 2009-06-26T16:48:44 text/html 264747 2025-08-12T06:52:11.286170 application/epub+zip 265216 2025-08-12T06:52:07.102178 application/epub+zip 137738 2025-08-12T06:52:05.701178 application/epub+zip 454969 2025-08-12T06:52:14.015154 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439418 2025-08-12T06:52:10.300185 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207405 2022-09-13T14:08:18.837040 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155496 2025-08-12T06:52:04.352185 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155392 2009-06-26T16:48:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155385 2009-06-26T16:48:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21374 2025-08-12T06:52:14.183154 application/rdf+xml 10854 2025-08-12T06:52:06.201189 image/jpeg 2867 2025-08-12T06:52:05.952202 image/jpeg 59799 2009-06-26T16:48:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 192794 2009-06-26T16:48:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 59764 2009-06-26T16:48:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 259413 2025-08-12T06:52:05.030241 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