A poor physician’s daughter cures the King of France of an illness his own doctors cannot treat. As her reward, she is granted the right to choose any nobleman in the realm for her husband. She chooses Bertram — young, proud, and utterly unwilling. He refuses to accept the marriage and flees to Florence, leaving behind what he believes is an impossible set of conditions for her to fulfil. What follows is a tale in which wit and determination outmanoeuvre arrogance, and love proves considerably more resourceful than its object deserves. ‘Shakespeare was not of an age, but for all time’ — Ben Jonson All’s Well That Ends Well ranks among the darkest of Shakespeare’s romantic comedies, but beneath its unsettling edges lies a striking celebration of female resolve and the tenacity of feeling. Used and Recommended by the National Theatre, this Penguin Shakespeare edition is prepared under General Editor Stanley Wells, edited by Barbara Everett, with an introduction by Janette Dillon.
ISBN 13: 9780141396262
Author: William Shakespeare
