A Woman Killed with Kindness (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Thomas Heywood
- First Published: 1607
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Tragicomedy
- Time of Work: Early seventeenth century
- 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
Places Discussed
*Yorkshire. Historic county in northern England in which the play is set. Yorkshire and its inhabitants are usually described as bleak, independent, dour, and craggy. The play’s regional setting, with Yorkshire’s small, self-policing communities, middle-class marriages, religious underpinnings, and bumpkin servants, is typical of domestic tragedy dramas. Unlike other plays usually grouped with it, however, Heywood’s experimental play is not based on any known contemporary scandal.
Frankford’s house. Home of the provincial gentleman John...
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