Rule a Wife, and Have a Wife Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (3 of 10)
| Language | en |
|---|---|
| First published | 2005-01-01 |
| Rights | Public domain in the USA. |
| Gutenberg ID | #14549 |
Description
"Rule a Wife and Have a Wife" by John Fletcher is a stage comedy written in 1624. Two couples marry under false pretenses in this tale of deception and power struggles. A wealthy heiress seeks a husband who'll tolerate her lovers, while her maid poses as rich to snare a poor captain. When the truths emerge, both marriages face a reckoning. Who will rule whom? Fletcher presents parallel plots where one spouse tames another—but with a twist that challenges expectations about marriage and control. (This is an automatically generated summary.)