Drama Made Easy 1: All's Well That Ends Well

By Drama World

“All’s Well That Ends Well” by William Shakespeare was presumably written between 1604 and 1605. It is one of the most widely and frequently performed play in the history of English literature.

This play was first published in the year 1623 in the First Folio. It was originally classified as comedy, but over the years, after detailed analysis and study of the play, the critics and scholars have concluded that it is one of his problem plays.

Drama Made Easy 1: All's Well That Ends Well
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Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Plot Overview
Chapter Three: Characters
Chapter Four: Complete Summary
Act I
Act II
Act III
Act IV
Act V
Chapter Five: Critical Analysis
Chapter Six: Thematic Analysis

• Language: English
• Publisher: Raja Sharma
• Release date: Dec 10, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311514660

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Drama Made Easy 1: All's Well That Ends Well

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Drama Made Easy 1: All's Well That Ends Well

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Chapter One: Introduction

All’s Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare was presumably written between 1604 and 1605. It is one of the most widely and frequently performed play in the history of English literature.

This play was first published in the year 1623 in the First Folio. It was originally classified as comedy, but over the years, after detailed analysis and study of the play, the critics and scholars have concluded that it is one of his problem plays.

It is believed that this play was published in the Folio seven years after the death of William Shakespeare.

Chapter Two: Plot Overview

Helena happens to be the orphan daughter of a famous physician. As the play opens, we find her as the ward of the Countess of Rousillon. She is deeply in love with the Countess’s son, Count Bertram.

Count Bertram happens to have been sent to the court of the King of France. Although she is very beautiful and has her worth,

Helena does not hope that she will be able to attract Count Bertram towards her, because she is of low birth and Count Bertram is a nobleman.,

One day, she is informed that the King is ill. Helena goes to Paris. She uses the medicinal skills that she had learned from her father and cures the illness.

The King tells her to choose the hand of any man in the kingdom in return for her service to the King. Helena chooses Bertram.

Bertram and Helena get married, but Count Bertram is appalled at the match. However, after their marriage, he flees France. He leaves France with a scoundrel named Parolles. They leave France to join the army of the Duke of Florence.

After her husband leaves her, Helena is sent back to the Countess at home. Bertram sends her a letter, informing her that he can never be her true husband unless she is able to get his family ring