Jacobean city comedy about Moll Cutpurse, a bold cross-dressing Londoner, blending marriage intrigue with sharp social satire.
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Jacobean city comedy about Moll Cutpurse, a bold cross-dressing Londoner, blending marriage intrigue with sharp social satire.
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Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker's comic triumph is as relevant today as it was when first performed in 1611. With its helpful annotations, historical documents on cross-dressing and on the colorful Mary Frith (the real-life model for Cutpurse); and wealth of scholarly interpretations, this Norton Critical Edition brings The Roaring Girl to life for today's readers.
The text of The Roaring Girl is based on the text from English Renaissance Drama: A Norton Anthology It is accompanied by genero...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Bawdy innuendo, courtship plots, and chastity rumors; non-graphic
Violence & gore
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Comic swordplay and street scuffles without graphic injury
Profanity
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Coarse period banter and criminal underworld cant throughout
Substance use
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Tavern drinking; Moll smokes tobacco as a notable stage trait
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Moll’s cross-dressing and gender nonconformity are the play’s core focus
Religious content
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Passing period Christian oaths and references
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Central satire on gender roles, marriage markets, class, and commerce
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide content present
Abuse & suffering
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Marriage coercion and social pressure; not graphic
Other
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