Saturday, August 22, 2026

The Emperor of the Moon

This was an ok play from the 1600's about two men who use a doctor to try to gain his niece and daughters as spouses. They do this by pretending to be the emperor of the moon since the doctor is obsessed with space. I was hoping the ending would be more amusing. It was kind of a let down. I've read two other plays by Aphra Behn including The Rover and I liked them more. Aphra Behn was cool though because she was a woman who made her living by writing and that was unheard of at the time. I bought a collection of her plays years ago and I have one more to go.

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