Adelaide

Adelaide: A Tragedy In Five Acts by Henry James Pye is a dramatic play that revolves around the life of Adelaide, a young and beautiful woman who is married to a wealthy and powerful man. The play is set in the 18th century and explores themes of love, jealousy, betrayal, and revenge.Adelaide is deeply in love with her husband, but he is more interested in his political career than in his wife. She becomes increasingly lonely and isolated, which leads her to seek solace in the arms of another man. When her husband discovers her infidelity, he is consumed by jealousy and seeks revenge.The play is divided into five acts, each of which explores different aspects of Adelaide's life and relationships. The first act introduces the characters and sets the stage for the tragedy that is to come. The second act focuses on Adelaide's growing dissatisfaction with her marriage and her affair with the other man. The third act sees her husband discovering the affair and confronting Adelaide and her lover. The fourth act is a tense and emotional confrontation between the two men, while the final act brings the tragedy to its inevitable conclusion.Overall, Adelaide: A Tragedy In Five Acts is a powerful and emotional play that explores the complexities of human relationships and the consequences of betrayal and revenge. It is a timeless work of literature that continues to captivate and engage audiences today.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.