Jane Shore
Jane Shore (The Tragedy of Jane Shore) Author: Nicholas Rowe
First Performance: 1714, London
Published: c.1713
Genre: Trag. in 5 acts; blank verse
Setting: London, 1483
Cast: 6m, 2f, extras
Richard, Duke of Gloucester, is preparing to seize the throne. Hastings intercedes on behalf of Jane Shore, the former King's mistress, now destitute. Richard rightly suspects that Hastings wants to have Jane for himself. Jane's husband appears, disguised as Dumont, and is taken on as her servant. Encountering Hastings attempting to rape Jane, Dumont fights with him but spares his life. A jealous friend Alicia, who is in love with Hastings, tells Richard that Jane is plotting with Hastings against him. When Jane refuses to support Richard's claim to the throne, Richard denounces her and Hastings. Jane is condemned to...
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