Lovers' Vows

Lovers' Vows is a play by Elizabeth Inchbald, inspired by August von Kotzebue's Das Kind der Liebe, literally translated as "Love Child" or "Natural Son." The story tells about love, the broken promise of marriage, and illegitimate birth. The main heroine, Agatha, raises her son in poverty after her lover and family refuse her. As the children grow and time passes, many deeds of the past get reevaluated, and a story receives an unexpected ending.