In the Posture of a Whore: Changing Attitudes to 'bad' Women in Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama, Volume 1 |
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... murder it is debatable whether the dramatists consider that adultery is a prelude to other sins , or whether they consider , cynically , that women ' must ' murder their husbands in order to marry their lovers . When divorce is ...
... murder it is debatable whether the dramatists consider that adultery is a prelude to other sins , or whether they consider , cynically , that women ' must ' murder their husbands in order to marry their lovers . When divorce is ...
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... murder . ( That the Cardinal fails , apparently , to see that the Duke's true sin is murder , rather 167.
... murder . ( That the Cardinal fails , apparently , to see that the Duke's true sin is murder , rather 167.
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... murder , rather than adultery , puts the Church's judgement , inescapably , in a questionable light . ) The Cardinal's arrival adds the final perspective , and defines an orthodox condemnation of adultery . When the Cardinal tries to ...
... murder , rather than adultery , puts the Church's judgement , inescapably , in a questionable light . ) The Cardinal's arrival adds the final perspective , and defines an orthodox condemnation of adultery . When the Cardinal tries to ...
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THE WORLD OF THE BROTHEL | 19 |
Courtesans | 41 |
SHREWS AND CITIZENS WIVES | 74 |
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