The Country Wife
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Prologue Act 1 Act 2 Act 3, Scene 1 Act 3, Scene 2 Act 4, Scene 1 Act 4, Scene 2 Act 4, Scene 3 Act 4, Scene 4 Act 5, Scene 1 Act 5, Scene 2 Act 5, Scene 3 Act 5, Scene 4 Epilogue
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All Themes Reputation, Appearance, and Hypocrisy Love, Marriage, and Misogyny Theatre, Puritanism, and Forbidden Desire Town vs. Country
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All Terms Cuckold Gallant or Rake
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The Country Wife

by

William Wycherley
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