“Love’s Labour’s Lost” by William Shakespeare is a comedy written in the mid-1590s. The King of Navarre and three companions vow to avoid women for three years to pursue study and fasting. Their oath crumbles when the Princess of France and her ladies arrive, sparking romantic entanglements. Through disguises, mistaken identities, and witty wordplay, the men pursue the women—only to face an unconventional ending when sudden news forces the ladies to demanda year’s proof of devotion before any weddings can proceed. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
| Author | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 |
|---|---|
| Title | Love’s Labour’s Lost |
| Credits | the PG Shakespeare Team, a team of about twenty Project Gutenberg volunteers |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 93.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject |
Comedy plays |
| Subject |
Courts and courtiers — Drama |
| Subject |
Princesses — Drama |
| Subject |
Navarre (Kingdom) — Drama |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1510 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 66859 downloads in the last 30 days. |