’Tis Pity She’s a Whore

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’Tis Pity She’s a Whore is a controversial Caroline-era tragedy by English playwright John Ford, best known for its shocking depiction of incestuous love and moral corruption in Renaissance Italy.

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instanceOf Caroline-era play
play
tragedy
author John Ford
character Bergetto
Cardinal
Florio
Grimaldi
Hippolita
Putana
Soranzo
Vasques
compositionDate c. 1629–1633
controversialFor critique of religious and social hypocrisy
depiction of incestuous love between siblings
graphic violence
countryOfOrigin England
dramaticForm five-act play
firstPerformanceDate c. 1630s
firstPublicationDate 1633
genre Jacobean and Caroline drama
tragedy
hasAdaptation opera adaptations
stage adaptations
television adaptations
influencedBy Jacobean revenge tragedy tradition
literaryMovement English Renaissance drama
literaryPeriod Caroline era
mainCharacter Annabella
Giovanni
notableFor exploration of moral ambiguity in Renaissance Italy
shocking depiction of incestuous love
originalLanguage English
placeOfFirstPublication London
linked to: London, England
plotElement Annabella becomes pregnant by Giovanni
Annabella is married to Soranzo
Giovanni confesses incestuous love to Annabella
Giovanni is killed at the end of the play
Giovanni kills Annabella
protagonistRelationship Giovanni and Annabella are brother and sister
settingCountry Italy
settingLocation Parma
settingPeriod Renaissance
theme forbidden love
honour and reputation
incest
moral corruption
religion and hypocrisy
revenge
tone dark
tragic

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John Ford notableWork ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore
John Ford wrote ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore
Blackstar secondTrack Tis a Pity She Was a Whore
linked to: ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore