One character in this play writes an anonymous letter to herself, accusing her beloved of pursuing another woman, to give herself a reason to quarrel with him.
One character in this play writes an anonymous letter to herself, accusing her beloved of pursuing another woman, to give herself a reason to quarrel with him. Another character in this play has her servant Lucy deliver love letters signed "Delia". Julia's lover in this play is always troubled by the thought of her being unhappy, but even more troubled at her being happy without him, and is named Faulkland. Bob Acres is goaded into challenging the protagonist to a duel by Lucius O'Trigger. One character tells another to "illiterate" someone from her memory and speaks of the importance of "reprehending" what we say, a type of error now named for her. For 10 points, Captain Jack Absolute pretends to be Ensign Beverley to woo Lydia Languish in what play featuring Mrs. Malaprop, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan?
One character in this play writes an anonymous letter to herself, accusing her beloved of pursuing another woman, to give herself a reason to quarrel with him.
The Rivals