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Rope, retitled Rope's End for its American release, is a 1929 English play by Patrick Hamilton. It was said to be inspired by the real-life murder of 14-year-old Bobby Franks in 1924 by University of Chicago students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb.
In formal terms, it is a well-made play with a three-act dramatic structure that adheres to the classical unities. Its action is continuous, punctuated only by the curtain fall at the end of each act. It may also be considered a thriller.[1] Samuel French published the play in 1929.[2]
- ^ "A bitter look at the sourness of male desire in Rope", Evening Standard, 17 December 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ Patrick Hamilton, Rope (London: Samuel French, 2003). ISBN 0-573-01989-4.