A Chaste Maid in Cheapside
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A Chaste Maid in Cheapside is a satirical Jacobean city comedy by Thomas Middleton that skewers the greed, hypocrisy, and sexual mores of early 17th-century London society.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Chaste Maid in Cheapside canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jacobean city comedy
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play ⓘ satirical comedy ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Middleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Allwit
NERFINISHED
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Kix ⓘ Lady Kix NERFINISHED ⓘ Maudlin Yellowhammer NERFINISHED ⓘ Moll Yellowhammer NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs Allwit NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Walter Whorehound NERFINISHED ⓘ Touchwood Junior NERFINISHED ⓘ Touchwood Senior NERFINISHED ⓘ Yellowhammer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| criticizes |
corrupt clergy
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materialism ⓘ sexual double standards ⓘ |
| depicts |
mercantile culture
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urban middle-class life in London ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | comedy ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | five-act play ⓘ |
| dramaticStyle |
realistic city life depiction
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satirical exaggeration ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| genre |
city comedy
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satire ⓘ |
| hasTone |
comic
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satirical ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | English Renaissance drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Jacobean era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | dramatic dialogue ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Thomas Middleton’s dramatic canon ⓘ |
| protagonist | Moll Yellowhammer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| settingTime | early 17th century ⓘ |
| studiedIn | university English literature courses ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
literary criticism on Jacobean city comedy
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stage revivals in the 20th century ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption
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greed ⓘ hypocrisy ⓘ marriage and matchmaking ⓘ sexual mores ⓘ social mobility ⓘ |
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