"Shackles" is a bold play that sheds light on the tragedy of a woman trapped between the shackles of society and the cruelty of a traditional, loveless marriage, in a time when women were not granted their full human rights. Through the character of "Irene," Felix Fares brilliantly depicts how oppression and deprivation can turn a woman's life into a suffocating prison, and how forced marriage becomes a series of shackles that shackle the soul before the body. When Irene meets her old friend, "Michel Duvernay," a broad-minded intellectual, she discovers the meaning of freedom and choice, beginning her journey to confront her cruel husband, "Farjan," and the society that stands by him. The play is not just a personal story; it is a human cry against social injustice, a condemnation of an era in which justice was denied to women, and an eternal message that dignity and freedom are inalienable rights.

فليكس فارس (1882–1939م) شاعر وأديب لبناني. كتب الشعر والمقالات الأدبية. تولى مناصب سياسية وكان نائبًا في البرلمان. وأسهم في الحركة الأدبية والسياسية في لبنان.