This book contains the complete texts of four plays from the 17th century English theater, featuring women in lead roles. The introduction states that the plays have "at their core questions
about women’s conduct and character." The plays within are: A Woman Killed With Kindness, about a woman who has a sexual dalliance with a houseguest that leads to her death; The Tamer Tamed, in
which a woman barricades herself in her bedroom with a company of other women to negotiate terms of her marriage with her husband; The Duchess of Malfi, where the Duchess marries against her
family’s wishes and suffers the consequences; and The Witch of Edmonton, who takes on the role of witch her community believes her to be. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR
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