The Witch of Edmonton

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf play
gptkbp:adaptation film adaptation
theatrical adaptation
gptkbp:character gptkb:Frank_Thorney
the Devil
Justice_Overdo
Sir_Arthur_Clarington
gptkbp:criticalReception mixed reviews
gptkbp:culturalImpact discussed in feminist literature
analyzed in historical contexts
influenced modern witchcraft narratives
examined in witchcraft studies
adapted into various literary works
explored themes of gender and power
influenced horror genre in literature
inspired academic studies on witchcraft
performed in contemporary theatre
reflected societal fears of witch hunts
featured_in_anthologies_of_English_drama
gptkbp:genre tragedy
gptkbp:hasPerformance 1621
gptkbp:historicalContext Jacobean era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Witch of Edmonton
gptkbp:influencedBy Elizabethan drama
gptkbp:mainCharacter Mother Sawyer
gptkbp:notableFeature performed_at_the_Globe_Theatre
performed_at_the_Fortune_Theatre
gptkbp:notableQuote "I am a witch, and I will not be afraid."
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:publishedIn 1621
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Edmonton,_England
gptkbp:theme superstition
witchcraft
social injustice
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:William_Rowley
gptkb:John_Ford
Thomas Dekker