"The Busie Body" by Susanna Centlivre is a funny play from the 1700s, which is all about secrets and people pretending to be someone else. The story follows people like Sir Francis Gripe, who gets jealous easily, and Miranda, a smart girl who is set to inherit money. It's a funny story that shows how silly love can be and how strange people's social lives were back then. In the beginning, Sir George and Charles are talking about love and money in a park. Sir George tells Charles that he likes Miranda, and Charles says that he won't get his inheritance yet. Marplot showed up, and loves to cause trouble. Throughout the play, the funny conversations and romantic problems lead to many comical misunderstandings.
The Busie Body
By Susanna Centlivre
In a world of mistaken identities and meddling fools, true love must overcome jealousy, greed, and hilarious mishaps to find its way.
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2005-09-24
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About the AuthorSusanna Centlivre, born Susanna Freeman, and also known professionally as Susanna Carroll, was an English poet, actress, and "the most successful female playwright of the eighteenth century". Centlivre's "pieces continued to be acted after the theatre managers had forgotten most of her contemporaries." During a long career at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, she became known as the second woman of the English stage, after Aphra Behn.
Susanna Centlivre, born Susanna Freeman, and also known professionally as Susanna Carroll, was an English poet, actress, and "the most successful female playwright of the eighteenth century". Centlivre's "pieces continued to be acted after the theatre managers had forgotten most of her contemporaries." During a long career at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, she became known as the second woman of the English stage, after Aphra Behn.
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