Two-Person Love Triangle: Difference between revisions

 

* [[The Musical]] ''Camelot'': Arthur and Guenevere are [[Arranged Marriage|betrothed]], and she's not happy about it because she has never met him and wanted to be married, or at least fought over, for love. She meets him while he is trying to hide from his people; she doesn't recognize him because she's never met him, he gives her a childhood nickname, and they fall in love in a [[Slap Slap Kiss]] manner. Only after they're in love does Guenevere learn who "Wart" is.

* The obscure Hungarian play ''The Parfumerie'' is about a pen-pal relationship where this occurs. As a result, its many [[Adaptation Displacement|far less obscure]] adaptations are also examples, including the musical ''She Loves Me'' as well as several movies (see the "Film" section above).

* The play ''The Rivals'', first performed in 1775. Lydia likes the idea of being in love with a man her guardian disapproves of, so Captain Absolute courts her under the name "Ensign Beverly" and pretends to be a poor sailor. Later on, his father arranges for him to marry Lydia, who refuses because she's in love with "Beverly". To make things even more complicated, at one point Captain Absolute actually impersonates himself.