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Title page of The Miseries of Inforst Mariage (1607) by George Wilkins

The Miseries of Enforced Marriage is a play written by George Wilkins in 1607.

The play covers the real life case of a murder, committed by Walter Calverley in 1605. Calverley's crimes were also the subject of Thomas Middleton's 1605 play A Yorkshire Tragedy. [1]

Wilkins was a brothel owner in Cowcross Street, a notorious red-light district. Wilkins was also co-author, with William Shakespeare, of Pericles, Prince of Tyre writing most of the first two acts.

Aphra Behn reworked The Miseries of Enforced Marriage into her 1676 play, The Town Fop or, Sir Timothy Tawdry.[2]

References

  1. ^ Wilkins, George. "The Miseries of enforced marriage". Sheffield Hallam University. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  2. ^ Wiseman, S. J. (2006-12-31). Aphra Behn. Northcote House Publishers Ltd. p. 34. doi:10.2307/j.ctv5rf1zn. ISBN 9781786942944.
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