A Blot in the ’Scutcheon (Masterplots, Definitive Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Browning
- First Published: 1843
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Romantic tragedy
- Time of Work: Eighteenth century
- Setting: Rural England
- Principal Characters: Thorold, Earl Tresham, Mildred, Henry, Earl Mertoun, Austin Tresham, Guendolen
- Genres: Drama, Tragedy
- Subjects: Love or romance, Suicide, England or English people, Eighteenth century, Duels or dueling, Nobility, Feuds
- Locales: England
Critique:
This drama was published in one of the eight small volumes of poetry issued by Browning under the title of BELLS AND POMEGRANATES between 1841 and 1846. It had been written at the request of Macready, the famous actor and producer in England during the nineteenth century. The play, though written expressly for the stage, has never been popular on the boards. While the drama is obviously Browning’s invention, the similarities to ROMEO AND JULIET immediately call the Shakespearean play to mind. The quarrel between two great houses, the duel, the love...
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