The Complete Love’S Labors Lost

Download or read book The Complete Love’S Labors Lost written by Donald J. Richardson and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-09-17 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loves Labors Lost is widely considered Shakespeares most intellectually challenging comedy (Bate, back cover). From its extensive wordplay to the plot machinations, a reader (viewer) is continuously challenged. The recurrent bawdy is another factor that forces one to pay close attention. Thus, the play can be quite satisfying. However, it can become tiresome too, especially considering the high-flown rhetoric of Holofernes. Finally, the discrepancy between the mens view of the women and the womens view of the men should stimulate one to examine whether there is depth to the comedy or whether it is all for fun.