description: Sir Patient Fancy is a play written by Aphra Behn, first performed in 1678. The play is a comedy of manners that satirizes the upper class society of Restoration England. The story revolves around the character of Sir Patient Fancy, an elderly man who has become obsessed with his own health and the idea of prolonging his life. He is constantly attended to by a group of doctors and nurses, who are more interested in his money than his well-being. Meanwhile, his young wife Lady Knowell is carrying on an affair with a younger man, and his daughter Isabella is in love with a man who is not of her social class. As the plot unfolds, the characters engage in a series of deceptions and misunderstandings that ultimately lead to a happy resolution. Along the way, Behn explores themes of love, class, and gender roles in a society that is undergoing significant change. Sir Patient Fancy is considered one of Behn's most successful plays and is still performed today as a classic of Restoration comedy.Sir Pat. How! her whole Family! I am come to keep open House; very fine, her whole Family! she's Plague enough to mortify any good Christian, --tell her, my Lady and I am gon forth; tell her any thing to keep her away.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work
language: English
title: Sir Patient Fancy
titlecomplete: Sir Patient Fancy
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publisher: Kessinger Publishing