| Front | the Heart Broken |
|---|---|
| Back | tragedy 1633 John Ford Penthea is married to a brutal and jealous nobleman, Bassanes Penthea was in love with Orgilus; they intended to marry but Penthea's brother , Ithocles had forced her to marry Bassanes eventually she dies of a broken heart The Broken Heart is a Caroline era tragedy written by John Ford, and first published in 1633. "The play has long vied with 'Tis Pity She's a Whore as Ford's greatest work...the supreme reach of his genius...."[1] The date of the play's authorship is uncertain, and is generally placed in the 1625–32 period by scholars. The title page of the first edition states that the play was acted by the King's Men at the Blackfriars Theatre. The text is preceded by the motto "Fide Honor," an anagram for "John Forde," which Ford employs in other of his plays as well. The volume was dedicated to William Lord Craven, Baron of Hampsteed-Marshall.[2] |
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