One character in this play weighs the good omen of getting out of bed backwards that morning with the bad omen of stumbling down the stairs and encountering a weasel.
One character in this play weighs the good omen of getting out of bed backwards that morning with the bad omen of stumbling down the stairs and encountering a weasel. In the opening scene of this play, one character asks the protagonist if Plato will pay his bail, or if Epictetus or Seneca have taught him how to pay his debts without money, shortly before they both get Trapland drunk on sack so that he won't collect a debt. Every time his father's lawyer enters the room, the protagonist proclaims himself to be Truth, as part of pretending to be (*) insane in order to avoid signing a contract that would sign over his inheritance to his sailor brother Ben. A character named Scandal attempts to cuckold the astrology-loving Mr. Foresight in this play, whose protagonist is heartbroken when Angelica becomes engaged to his father Sir Sampson. For 10 points, name this Restoration comedy about Valentine Legend by William Congreve.
One character in this play weighs the good omen of getting out of bed backwards that morning with the bad omen of stumbling down the stairs and encountering a weasel.
Love for Love