'Love’s Labour’s Lost' explores the meaning of commitment

Love's Labour's Lost: Exploring Commitment

Shakespeare's comedy "Love's Labour's Lost" provides a humorous exploration of how differently men and women view romance.

The Brattleboro Union High School Players present their production of the play, set in an unnamed Ivy League college in the 1950s-60s.

King Ferdinand decides that he and his three close friends must focus on academic life and forgo the company of women, swearing an oath to follow an ascetic existence.

The King decrees that all in the kingdom shall do likewise, leading to a exploration of the meaning of commitment.

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