Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare

"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 abandon women's company for three years to focus on study. Their pledge crumbles when the Princess of France and her ladies arrive on diplomatic business, sparking romantic entanglements. Through disguises, mistaken identities, and verbal wit, the men pursue the women they desire. But this comedy defies convention—unexpected news interrupts the courtship, forcing all weddings to wait a year while love's true constancy faces its test. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Title Love's Labour's Lost
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love%27s_Labour%27s_Lost
Note The First Folio, 1623
Reading Level Reading ease score: 91.1 (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. 1109
Release Date
Last Update Sep 21, 2025
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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