Tirso de Molina Fray Gabriel Téllez

Don Gil of the Green Breeches

Woman disguised as man outsmarts and humiliates a rival through deception

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Tirso de Molina Fray Gabriel Téllez

Tirso de Molina gave literature one of its most enduring archetypes with the original Don Juan in The Trickster of Seville. His comedies are noted for their witty, resourceful female characters.

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