Front matter indignor quicquam reprehendi, non quia crasse compositum illepideve putetur, sed quia nuper. The country wife is a restoration comedy written in 1675 by william wycherley. Read prologue from the story the ex wife by blackisnewblue black with 2,7 reads. A prologue, spoken by the actor playing harry horner, gives the conventional apology for the play that is to follow. William wycherleys, the country wife, is a play reflective of a new erathe restorationwhich followed an elevenyear period of harsh puritanical rule under oliver cromwell. The country wife, act i the open anthology of literature in english. The country wife study guide contains a biography of william wycherly, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
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The plain dealer, for example, audiences even went so far as to confuse the actor in the role of the plain dealer with wycherley himself. Need help with prologue in william wycherlys the country wife. The countrywife, a comedy, acted at the theatre royal. Get all the key plot points of william wycherlys the country wife on one page. A product of the tolerant early restoration period, the play reflects an.
Poets like cudgeld bullys, never do at first, or second blow, submit to you. Harry horner, a notorious womanizer, spreads a rumor that he has contracted venereal disease and that. He roams throughout the country, posing the question to every woman he. But will provoke you still, and nere have done, till yo.
But will provoke you still, and nere have done, till you are weary first, with laying on. Features 5 chapter summaries and 5 sections of expert analysis. A summary of the wife of baths tale in geoffrey chaucers the canterbury tales. The country wife, based on a compilation of molieres the school for husbands 1661, the school for wives 1662, and terences the eunuch 161 bce, is about marriage, infidelity, and male friendship. Well look at the political and literary context of the play as well as the plot of the play itself. Harry horner, an infamous womanizer, enlists his doctor to spread the false rumor that horner has become impotent to convince other men to. But will provoke you still, and never have done till you are. A prologue, spoken by the actor playing harry horner, gives the conventional apology for the play that. The country wife 16751 by william wycherley indignor quicquam reprehendi, non quia crasse at first, or second blow, submit to you. Previous section the wife of baths prologue continued next page the wife of. A pox, keeping a cuckold company after you have had his wife is as tiresome as the company of a country squire to a witty fellow of the town when he has got all his money. This lesson will explore william wycherleys the country wife.