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Love's Labour's Lost is one of William Shakespeare's early comedies, believed to have been written in the mid-1590s for a performance at the Inns of Court before Queen Elizabeth I. It follows the King of Navarre and his three companions as they attempt to swear off the company of women for three years in order to focus on study and fasting.
Overview. Love’s Labour's Lost is a play by William Shakespeare that was likely written in the mid-1590s and was first published in 1598. The play follows the King of Navarre and three of his lords as they swear off women for three years of study, only to have their plans disrupted by the arrival of the Princess of France and her ladies.
Plot Summary. The King of Navarre, and his three friends, Berowne, Longaville and Dumaine, all swear themselves to three years of study, abstaining from all distractions, particularly of the female kind, with only Armado, and Costard to entertain them. They are confounded, on signing the vow, when Berowne remembers that the Princess of France ...
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Literature Notes. Love's Labour's Lost. Play Summary. The King of Navarre and his followers, Biron, Longaville, and Dumain, vow to devote themselves to the celibate life of scholarship for three years.
by William Shakespeare. Buy Study Guide. Love's Labour's Lost Summary. King Ferdinand of Navarre and his three closest lords – Biron, Dumain, and Longaville – have taken a vow of abstinence from the sensual pleasures of life to devote three years to the pursuit of knowledge.
by William Shakespeare. Summary. PDF Cite. Ferdinand, the king of Navarre, has taken a solemn vow and has forced three of his attending lords to take it also. They have sworn that for three...
Plot Summary. One of William Shakespeare’s early comedies, Love's Labour's Lost, follows four Spanish men’s attempts to resist the allure of four women. The title implies the difficulties and disappointments that often accompany the pursuit of romantic love.
