Thomas Middleton
Middleton was one of the most versatile and darkly ironic of Jacobean playwrights, excelling in both city comedy and tragedy. Women Beware Women and The Changeling are among the finest tragedies of the period.
Works
- The ChangelingWoman changeling's deception destroys a master and all around her
- Women Beware WomenTragedy of lust, murder, and female betrayal within a Italian court
- A Chaste Maid in CheapsideCity comedy of illicit sexuality and pregnancy in early modern London
- The Revenger's TragedyJacobean revenge tragedy of bastard seeking retribution through murder
- A Game at ChessPolitical satire where kingdoms are pawns in a game of divine chess