Caste: An Original Comedy in Three Acts

by T.W. Robertson

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Genres: Plays

56 pages, Paperback

Published February 4, 2018

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 · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5

[elena · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5

[Stacey Rice · Rating 3 out of 5]

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 · Rating 3 out of 5]

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 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was very chaotic but in a good way though

[Lucas Lorente · Rating 2 out of 5]

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