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Love's Labour's Lost
By William Shakespeare - Stage play
Roles
- Berowne - Young Adult (20-35), Adult (36-50), Male
About this piece
Berowne laments his love
Summary
The King of Navarre, together with his three lords Berowne, Longaville and Dumaine, make an oath to scolarship for three years. In order to dedicate themselves to their studies they swear to fasting, to give up women and to sleep as little as possible. The King decides not to allow any women in his court. The daughter of the King of France, however, arrives with three women, Maria, Katherine and Rosaline. The King refuses to allow them in his house because he doesn't want to break his oath and meets them out in the field with his three lords. They all show interest in the three women. Berowne falls in love with Rosaline and in this scene, in ACT II, Scene 1, he asks the court clown, Costant, to deliver a letter to her. When Costant leaves Berowne expresses his love for Rosaline.
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