Text Information and Summaries

The Complete Text
The entire text of Love's Labours Lost, online.  The drawbacks are that there is no introduction and no notes as to the meanings of some of the ambiguous terms.

Summary
This is not nearly so complete a summary as if one were to read Cliffsnotes; however, it provides a clear, comprehensive summary of the events of the play.

Characters
This is just the list of the characters of Love's Labours Lost; while this is nothing that is not found in any copy of the text, it is a handy reference if one does not wish to be flipping or scrolling back to find out exactly who characters are.

Monologues
At this site, you're just a click away from the major monologues of any play you choose...no looking through the text for it!  Monologues are tabled with the speaker, the type of writing  (verse), the first line, and the location in the text.  VERY useful for having important speeches at one's fingertips.

Chronology
This has a chronological listing of all of Shakespeare's plays...knowing where Love's Labours Lost falls is helpful in broader studies in comparisons to other plays, as well as evaluating style and content.

Another Summary
The summary portion is about the same as the one listed above, but this one provides some useful background information about the play and its location...a useful site to visit!

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