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Marriage
H. G. Wells
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"Marjorie!" said Mr. Magnet, as though there had been no pause, "if you would consent only to make an experiment, if you would try to love me. Suppose you tried an engagement. I do not care how long I waited...."
He paused. "Will you try?" he urged upon her-106- distressed silence.
She felt as though she forced the word. "Yes!" she said in a very low voice.
Then it seemed to her that Mr. Magnet leapt upon her. She felt herself pulled almost roughly from the embrasure, and he had kissed her. She struggled in his embrace. "Mr. Magnet!" she said. He lifted her face and kissed her lips. "Marjorie!" he said, and she had partly released herself.
"Oh don't kiss me," she cried, "don't kiss me yet!"
"But a kiss!"
"I don't like it."
"I b. . . Read More
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le mariage de figaro vaut pas le coup, les 2 autres si par contre, ya des répliques très belles à lire
I've completed this first of three parts of my deep dive into The Marriage of Figaro opera. This part was the original story, the next part the libretto, the third part the musical score. This book/play was so good and it was so funny. It reminded me of Don Quixote in it's hilarity and Dangerous Lia
“FIGARO- …nel vasto campo dell’intrigo bisogna saper utilizzare tutto,
anche la vanità di uno sciocco.”
[Il Matrimonio di Figaro- Atto Terzo – Scena Undicesima]
Il barbiere di Siviglia o la precauzione inutile (1775)
La folle giornata o Il matrimonio di Figaro (1778)
La madre colpevole o l’altro T
大學時代就曾因為嘗試古典音樂而接觸到莫札特的《費加洛的婚禮》，首度見到包馬歇（Pierre Beaumarchais）的名字。這次讀到這本中譯本的《包馬歇三部曲》，才算是真正讀完了作者的三部代表劇戲︰《賽維爾的理髮師》、《費加洛的婚禮》和《犯錯的母親》。原來，這三部戲不是各自獨立，而是按著劇中角色與時間，順序演展下來的。
《賽維爾的理髮師》是西班牙阿瑪維華伯爵，喜歡上了父母雙亡的貴族女兒羅辛妮，而巧遇了伯爵的舊僕人費加洛。羅辛妮被監護人嚴厲控制、禁決一切與外界交往。於是伯爵和費加洛利用各種巧詐的手段，終於讓伯爵和羅辛妮兩人，有情人終成眷屬。
《費加洛的婚禮》是續作，藉由莫札特的歌劇而成了三部曲中知
Trilogie à la fois œuvre divertissante et œuvre de subversion encore aujourd'hui.
"La mère coupable" moins connue, est aussi très bien "ficelée", divertissante et émouvante à la fois.
Lu pour le lycée.
Plays are meant to be viewed on the stage. No written play can earn a five star rating - except perhaps King Lear or Hamlet. Plays gain some of their power from being performed by talented actors. That said, these three plays by Beaumarchais are entertaining to read on their own, even in translation
I read these in preparation for a season in which I will be performing both Le nozze di Figaro and Il barbiere di Siviglia and am very glad I did. The first two plays are very close to there more famous operatic desendents (one wonders if Da Ponte deserves the plaudits he gets for his Nozze librett