"A Chaste Maid in Cheapside" (1630) is a comedy by Thomas Middleton that offers a realistic and satirical depiction of London society, focusing on avarice and social maneuvering. The play is noted for its vivid portrayal of characters pursuing financial and marital advantage.
Thomas Middleton's 1630 comedy, 'A Chaste Maid in Cheapside,' is a realistic portrayal of London life focused on avarice and strategic marriages. The play humorously depicts characters scheming for social and financial gain, with the complacent Allwit emerging as a near-hero.
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| Back | a comedy Thomas Middleton 1630 Whorehound hopes to marry Moll Yellow Hammer, daughter of an avaricious goldsmith Whorehound encourages a strategic marriage between his own discarded mistress (the Chaste maid in Cheapside of the title) Whorehound is arrested for debt the play's realistic vision is nicely conveyed by the fact that the complacent Allwit comes nearer than any other characters to being its hero A Chaste Maid in Cheapside is a city comedy written c. 1613 by English Renaissance playwright Thomas Middleton. Unpublished until 1630 and long-neglected afterwards, it is now considered among the best and most characteristic Jacobean comedies. The play was originally staged by the Lady Elizabeth's Men.[1] The 1630 quarto was published by the bookseller Francis Constable. |
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