A Woman Killed with Kindness (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Thomas Heywood
- First Published: 1607
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Tragedy
- Time of Work: Early seventeenth century
- Setting: Yorkshire, England
- Genres: Drama, Tragedy, Domestic tragedy
- Subjects: Exile or expatriates, Marriage, England or English people, Seventeenth century, Adultery, Death or dying, Servants, Nobility, Debtors or creditors, Falconry
- Locales: Yorkshire, England
Characters Discussed
John Frankford, a well-to-do gentleman. Generous and just to his whole household, he wins undying loyalty from his servants. He finds his trust betrayed by his beloved wife and his friend Wendoll, whom he had taken into his home. Although he is reluctant to accept his servant Nick’s revelation of their guilt, he forces himself to try to learn the truth. Too merciful to take the bloody revenge demanded by convention from an injured spouse, he satisfies himself by banishing his wife to his manor in the country, where she dies heartbroken.
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