A Bill of Divorcement: A Play in Three Acts by Clemence Dane

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Author Dane, Clemence, 1888-1965
Title A Bill of Divorcement: A Play in Three Acts
Note Reading ease score: 88.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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Summary "A Bill of Divorcement: A Play in Three Acts" by Clemence Dane is a play written in the early 20th century. It explores themes of love, family, and the societal expectations surrounding marriage and divorce during a transformative period in British society. The central characters are Margaret Fairfield, a woman struggling with her past marriage to Hilary, who has returned after years of mental illness, and her daughter Sydney, who is eager to embrace modern ideas around love and marriage. At the start of the play, we find Margaret and her niece, Miss Hester Fairfield, engaged in a tense conversation on Christmas morning, revealing underlying family tensions regarding Margaret's delayed divorce from her mentally unstable husband. Sydney, Margaret's strong-willed daughter, enters the scene full of youthful confidence, contrasting with her mother's anxieties about her past. The opening sets the stage for a complex exploration of familial relationships, societal pressures, and the implications of love and commitment as they all navigate a changing world with the impending arrival of the formerly imprisoned Hilary, whose return complicates Margaret's desire to marry Gray Meredith. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Families -- Drama
Subject Man-woman relationships -- Drama
Subject England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama
Subject Mental illness -- Drama
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EBook-No. 62703
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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