Taken in Marriage
Thomas Babe
The Marriage We Deplore
by Thornton Wilder
Synopsis
“The Living room of Mrs. Eva Hibbert-Havens, Boston.”
In this five-minute, five-person drawing room comedy, the mother, daughter and son of a blue-blooded aristocratic Boston family wrestle with social mores, hypocrisy and each other as they contemplate the hazards, fortunes and possible delights of marrying beneath themselves.
The work foreshadows Wilder’s fascination, often hilariously depicted, with the deleterious impact of wealth and class on personality and community; see such works as The Cabala (1926) The Matchmaker (1954) and Theophilus North (1973).
This short play is included in the collection Thornton Wilder's Playlets: Short, Short Plays for 3-5 Persons .
Publication
Publisher Samuel French
The Marriage We Deplore is a comedy play written by Thornton Wilder and published by Samuel French .
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