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Comic Tragedies
Louisa May Alcott
Book Overview:
Fans of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women will remember the elaborate plays which the March sisters loved to perform. This volume, published after Alcott's death, is a compilation of the real plays written by her and her sisters, which were fictionalized in Little Women.
Fans of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women will remember the elaborate plays which the March sisters loved to perform. This volume, published after Alcott's death, is a compilation of the real plays written by her and her sisters, which were fictionalized in Little Women.
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[Throws himself down and covers his face.
Voice. The spell will not cease,
The curse will not fly,
And spirits shall haunt
Till the murderer shall die.
Rod. Again, spirit or demon, wherefore dost thou haunt me, and what art thou? [Theresa's spirit rises.] Ha! am I gone mad? Unbar the door! Help! help! [Falls fainting to the floor.]
[Enter Norna.
Norna. Lie there, thou sinful wretch! Old Norna's curse ends but with thy life.
[Tableau.
CURTAIN.
[Pg 63]
SCENE TENTH. [A room in the castle of Rodolpho. Enter Rodolpho.]Rod. Dangers seem thickening round me. Some secret spy is watching me unseen,—I fear 'tis Hugo, spite the gold I gave him, and the vows. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
Sweet and fun
I am Alcott trash.
Shakespeare this is not, but it's so much fun to read these attempts at his style. Lots of revenge and forbidden love!
My favourite part was the introduction by 'Meg' and Norna or the Witches Curse.
If you're a fan or little women, this and the other early writings of Alcott give in
The actual effort put into these plays to make them seem like a youth had written them was excellent. I felt I was reading something written by a juvenile. That said, the plays were juvenile.