The King of Navarre and his three lords swear an oath to study for three years, foreswearing the company of women. Their resolve is immediately tested when the Princess of France arrives on a diplomatic mission with her three ladies. As each man falls helplessly in love and breaks his vow, the resulting courtship games of wit and disguise become Shakespeare's most sparkling comedy of language — until a sudden shadow of death transforms the play's conclusion into something unexpectedly moving.
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