The Tackle was written by Royal Tyler. Royall Tyler (1757–1826) “was born in Boston, studied law at Harvard, and then served in the Army before writing The Contrast” (n.d. Web. Oct. 20, 2013). He was an American jurist and playwright who wrote The Contrast in 1787. The setting of the play is "New York and its upper-class society". It is an American play inspired by “The School for Scandal” by Richard Sheridan, who was so inspired by it that he wrote his play “The Contrast in Three Weeks”. Both of these stories use differences as their primary tool for satire. These two stories are completed in five acts. What the play does for modern readers is that it continues to plead with us and gives us insight into life in the seventeenth century, when this play was written. The Contrast is the first play written by an American citizen that was performed in public by a company of professional actors. This joke is truly a difference in the variety that exists from people to people, from players to lovers, from imitators to the real ones. The show presents many contrasts that represent a greater concern with the past and the traditional context of Europe and America. There is also another contrast in this play which is the contrast between the characterization of the male and female characters in the story. The female casts of the story, in contrast to the male casts, are depicted as subjects of oppression. The gender-based difference shows alignment to male casts, suggesting alignment to the male discourse of socio-cultural economics. As the title suggests, contrast is the detail principle behind the work. The central contrast is between European fashion, the result of luxury, and American frankness, the result of moderation... middle of paper... l for La Rue. The stories also have subplots with no clear purpose: Rowson has fun not only with Charlotte's parents, but also with her grandparents; on the other hand Tyler's play has several scenes involving a love triangle with the servants. Both stories show the father-daughter relationship. Contrast is a play that allows the audience to see the action, whereas Charlotte is a novel that gives the reader a glimpse into the characters' thoughts. Charlotte's situation is written as a lesson in how to not love or trust someone so easily, while The Contrast was written to entertain us and inspire us to love. Manly and Maria really love each other, while Montraville and Charlotte do not. The comedy Contrast ends happily, Charlotte Temple's fate is a little sad, but thanks to her daughter she gets a second chance.