Fair Em by William Shakespeare
"Fair Em" by William Shakespeare is a comedy written around 1590. The play weaves two romantic plots: William the Conqueror pursues a Swedish princess who loves another, only to be deceived into marrying a Danish king's daughter instead. Meanwhile, Em, a miller's beautiful daughter, cleverly fends off unwanted suitors by feigning blindness and deafness while navigating her own romantic entanglements. Though attributed to Shakespeare in Charles II's library, most scholars dispute his
authorship of this light Elizabethan entertainment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Dubious author | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 |
|---|---|
| Title | Fair Em |
| Note | Shakespeare apocrypha - work questionably attributed to Shakespeare and others. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare_apocrypha for more information |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Em |
| Credits | Tony Adam |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | William I, King of England, 1027 or 8-1087 -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 5137 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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