Arden of Feversham by William Shakespeare and Rev. Ronald Bayne

"Arden of Feversham by William Shakespeare and Rev. Ronald Bayne" is an Elizabethan play written in 1592. It dramatizes the real-life murder of Thomas Arden by his wife Alice and her lover Mosby in 1551. This domestic tragedy follows their conspiracy to kill Arden, employing bungling assassins Black Will and Shakebag in repeated failed attempts. The play depicts a crime of passion that transcends social class, leading to a brutal conclusion and the conspirators' inevitable discovery and punishment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Dubious author Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Editor Bayne, Ronald, Rev., 1859-1922
LoC No. 2021770902
Title Arden of Feversham
Alternate Title Arden of Faversham
Note Wikipedia page on this work: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arden_of_Faversham
Note Attributed to Shakespeare and others.
Credits Henry Flower and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Reading Level Reading ease score: 90.8 (5th grade). Very easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Tragedies (Drama)
Subject Arden, Thomas, -1551 -- Drama
Category Text
eBook-No. 43440
Release Date
Last Update Oct 23, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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