Rule a Wife, and Have a Wife by John Fletcher
"Rule a Wife and Have a Wife" by John Fletcher is a stage comedy written in 1624. Two couples marry under false pretenses in this tale of deception and power struggles. A wealthy heiress seeks a husband who'll tolerate her lovers, while her maid poses as rich to snare a poor captain. When the truths emerge, both marriages face a reckoning. Who will rule whom? Fletcher presents parallel plots where one spouse
tames another—but with a twist that challenges expectations about marriage and control. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Fletcher, John, 1579-1625 |
|---|---|
| Title |
Rule a Wife, and Have a Wife Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (3 of 10) |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_a_Wife_and_Have_a_Wife |
| Credits |
Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Paul Murray and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 87.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Drama |
| Subject | Comedy plays |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 14549 |
| Release Date | Jan 1, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 19, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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