Project Gutenberg 2015-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 384 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Burgersdijk, L. A. J. (Leendert Alexander Johannes) 1828 1900 Burgersdijk, Leendert Alexander Johannes Burgersdijk, Dr. L.A.J. Burgersdijk, Dr. L. A. J. Love's labour's lost. Dutch Veel Gemin, geen Gewin Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. "Veel Gemin, geen Gewin" by William Shakespeare is a theatrical play written in the late 16th to early 17th century. The story unfolds in the kingdom of Navarre, where King Ferdinand and his companions—Biron, Longaville, and Dumaine—make a pact to dedicate themselves to scholarly pursuits for three years while eschewing the company of women. However, their commitment is soon challenged by the impending arrival of the French princess and her ladies, igniting themes of love, friendship, and the folly of human desires. At the start of the play, the King proposes an ambitious vow to shun women and focus on study, despite the humorous dissenting views of his courtiers. The opening scenes establish the characters' personalities and quick wit through clever banter and playful exchanges, revealing both their desires and their comedic shortcomings. As the narrative progresses, the tension builds around the inevitable arrival of the princess, setting the stage for romantic entanglements and conflicts that will challenge their oaths and prompt questions about the nature of love and ambition. This duality of intellect versus passion, alongside the unfolding misunderstandings, hints at the complex moral dynamics that will develop throughout the play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. nl Comedy plays Courts and courtiers -- Drama Princesses -- Drama Navarre (Kingdom) -- Drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 360938 2025-08-19T11:42:16.315520 text/html 339389 2024-10-24T17:05:15 text/html 536762 2025-08-19T11:42:26.693546 application/epub+zip 540187 2025-08-19T11:42:18.706552 application/epub+zip 175541 2025-08-19T11:42:17.394528 application/epub+zip 668440 2025-08-19T11:42:31.243487 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 763372 2025-08-19T11:42:25.788490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 399437 2022-09-22T04:04:02.891334 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199977 2025-08-19T11:42:14.402544 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 180090 2024-10-24T17:05:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18317 2025-08-19T11:42:31.412454 application/rdf+xml 21919 2025-08-19T11:42:17.579532 image/jpeg 3261 2025-08-19T11:42:17.474523 image/jpeg 506378 2025-08-19T11:42:16.428521 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 nl.wikipedia