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The False Count Or A New Way To Play An Old Game is a play written by Aphra Behn, a prominent English playwright and novelist of the 17th century. The play centers around the character of Don John, who is a notorious womanizer and gambler. He is challenged by his friend, Don Lopez, to seduce a virtuous and wealthy widow, Donna Julia, in order to win a large sum of money.Don John, however, falls in love with Donna Julia and decides to abandon his plan to seduce her. He instead concocts a plan to trick Don Lopez into believing that he has succeeded in seducing Donna Julia, and thus win the bet. The play is filled with deception, trickery, and intrigue, as the characters navigate their way through the complex web of lies and deceit.The False Count Or A New Way To Play An Old Game is a witty and entertaining play that showcases Behn’s skill as a playwright. It explores themes of love, betrayal, and the corrupting influence of money and power. It is a classic example of Restoration comedy, a genre of theater that was popular in England during the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for its bawdy humor and social commentary.Not I, be witness heav’n with what reluctancy I forc’t my breaking heart; and can I see, that charming Body in my Sisters Armes! that Mouth that has so oft sworn love to me, kist by anothers Lips! no, Jacinta, that night that gives him to another Woman, shall see him dead between the Charmers Armes. My life I hate, and when I live no more for Carlos, I’ll cease to be at all, it is resolv’d.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.
