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Philaster
Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher
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There's theme enough for one man for an age.
Meg. Sir, they stand right, and my lips are yet even,
Smooth, young enough, ripe enough, red enough,
Or my glass wrongs me.
Pha. O they are two twin'd Cherries died in blushes,
Which those fair suns above, with their bright beams
Reflect upon, and ripen: sweetest beauty,
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Community Reviews
must a play be good? can it not simply be bisexual and transgender and unhinged?
Felt a little long, but beautifully written & so enjoyable to read
crazy ass play. presents gender as an unfixed, and unstable, category. and has the first instance of female crossdressing I've come across in a Renaissance play where no one (not even the audience) knows it's occurring. ideas about 'foreignness' and travel are interesting through the lens of Renaiss
A fascinating book: in so many ways like Cymbeline (the introduction makes it clear there is a connection between the two, but no one can quite tell which influenced the other), with smatterings of Hamlet and Henry IV part one, as well as some rampant renaissance misogyny and a bizarre gender-twist
Read as part of the Shakespeare Institute "Extra Mile" online readathon in the lockdown summer of 2020
Beaumont and Fletcher in all probability, and part of the repertoire of the King's Men (Shakespeare's company) at the Globe and Blackfriars Theatre around 1609. A bonkers play with lots of the class
dissappointed after the island princess and the tamer tamed but still v obsessed with fletcher
One scene in each act. Not a bad story, pretty entertaining.
**spoiler alert**
Prince Pharamond is literally found sleeping with Megra and everyone just forgives and forgets, but Megra makes up a lie that Arethusa slept with Bellario and it's instantly the scandal of the century.
I liked the poetry but the plot of this play is rather weird - I suppose it's a tragicomedy. The ending leaves one character forlorn while most of the others are happy.
Worth checking out if you're interested in Jacobean tragicomedy. This play of jealousy and deception has some great characters. I especially liked Megara and Galatea as to women with completely opposite sensibilities. While the plot may become ridiculous at point, it is rarely boring. It should be n