Caste: An Original Comedy in Three Acts

by T.W. Robertson

Caste - An Original Comedy in Three Acts is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1890. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Genres: Plays

56 pages, Paperback

Published June 30, 2017

About the author

Thomas William Robertson (9 January 1829 – 3 February 1871), usually known professionally as T. W. Robertson, was an English dramatist and innovative stage director best known for a series of realistic or naturalistic plays produced in London in the 1860s that broke new ground and inspired playwrights such as W.S. Gilbert and George Bernard Shaw.

Reviews

[Vanessa Gatsby]

2.5

[Stacey Rice]

I wouldn't necessarily call this a comedy, although there were some funny parts in it. This had to do with classism more than anything else. I was delighted to see that the George didn't let his standings come in the way of true love, and Esther did not succumb to his mother's demands. In the end true love conquers all.

[Mandy]

2.5 stars. Another 19th century play, this time a comedy that's not really that funny (with the exception of Sam, he cracked me up), but does have a happy ending. Caste engages, as you might expect, with issues of class/caste, and the plot centers on a cross-caste love story. Though it's not exactly transgressive, this play challenged some pretty static social codes. However, the ending disappointingly establishes the couple as the exception, rather than a new rule.

[H E L E N A]

This was very chaotic but in a good way though

[Lucas Lorente]

Caste “You can't love nor marry a women of a lower class than you!”
George “Tell that to my wife, who I love”