Dec 16, 2009

The Honest Whore, Parts I and II | The Honest Whore, Parts I and II

At a glance:

Author: Thomas Middleton, Thomas Dekker
First Published: 1604
Type of Work: Play
Type of Plot: Social satire
Time of Work: Sixteenth century
Setting: Milan, Italy
Genres: Satire, Drama, Tragicomedy
Subjects: Love or romance, Gambling, Marriage, Prostitution or prostitutes, Adultery, Sixteenth century, Italy or Italians, Nobility, Feuds
Locales: Italy, Milan, Italy

Characters Discussed

Part I, 1604

Bellafront (BEHL-eh-fruhnt), a beautiful prostitute who yearns from the start to find one man to whom she can be true. She falls in love with Hippolito and woos him, but he is an unattainable nobleman. He does, however, prevent her from committing suicide and persuades her to reform. Having renounced her trade, she marries Matheo. In the course of the play, Bellafront becomes a symbol of marital constancy and chastity, able to maintain her resolve even in the face of poverty and other temptations.

Count Hippolito...

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The Honest Whore, Parts I and II | The Honest Whore, Parts I and II

At a glance:

Characters Discussed

Part I, 1604

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