Playes written by the thrice noble, illustrious and excellent princess, the Lady Marchioness of Newcastle.

Title

Playes written by the thrice noble, illustrious and excellent princess, the Lady Marchioness of Newcastle.

Author

Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674.

Publication

London :: Printed by A. Warren, for John Martyn, James Allestry, and Tho. Dicas ...,

1662.

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Contents

• frontispiece
• title page
• THE DEDICATION.
• THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY.
• TO THE READERS.
• TO THE READERS.
• TO THE READERS.
• TO THE READERS.
• TO THE READERS.
• TO THE READERS.
• TO THE READERS.
• TO THE READERS.
• TO THE READERS.
• to the reader
• To the Lady Marchioness of Newcastle upon her Playes.
• A General Prologue to all my Playes.
• play
  • AN INTRODUCTION.
  • Loves Adventures. Play.
  • Prologue.
  • ACT I.
    • Scene 1.
    • Scene 2.
    • Scene 3.
    • Scene 4.
    • Scene 5.
  • ACT II.
    • Scene 6.
    • Scene 7.
    • Scene 8.
    • Scene 9.
    • Scene 10.
    • Scene 11.
    • Scene 12.
  • ACT III.
    • Scene 13.
    • Scene 14.
    • Scene 15.
    • Scene 16:
  • ACT IV.
    • Scene 17.
    • Scene 18.
    • Scene 19.
    • Scene 20.
    • Scene 21.
    • Scene. 22.
    • Scene 23.
    • Scene 24.
    • Scene 25.
    • Scene 26.
  • ACT. V.
    • Scene 27.
    • Scene. 28.
    • Scene 29.
    • Scene 30.
    • Scene 31.
    • Scene 32.
    • Scene 33.
• THE SECOND PART OF LOVES ADVENTURES.
  • dramatis personae
  • EPILOGUE.
  • THE SECOND PART
    • Scene 1.
    • Scene 2.
    • Scene 3.
    • Scene. 4.
    • Scene 5.
    • Scene 6.
    • Scene. 7.
    • Scene 8.
  • ACT II.
    • Scene 9.
    • Scene. 10.
    • Scene 11.
    • Scene 12.
    • Scene 13.
    • Scene 14.
  • ACT III.
    • Scene 15.
    • Scene 16.
    • Scene 17.
    • Scene 18.
    • Scene 19.
    • Scene 20.
    • Scene 21.
    • Scene 22.
    • Scene 23.
    • Scene 24.
    • Scene 25.
    • Scene 26.
  • ACT IV.
    • Scene 27.
    • Scene 28.
    • Scene 29.
    • Scene 30.
    • Scene 31.
  • ACT V.
    • Scene 32.
    • Scene 33.
    • Scene 34.
    • Scene 35.
    • Scene 36.
    • Scene 37.
    • Scene 38.
    • Scene 39.
• The Comedy named the Several Wits. The wise Wit, the wild Wit, the cholerick Wit, the humble Wit.
  • dramatis personae
  • PROLOGUE.
  • THE COMEDY NAMED THE SEVERAL WITS.
    • Scene 1.
    • Scene 2.
    • Scene 3.
    • Scene 4.
    • Scene 5.
    • Scene 6.
    • scene - 7
    • Scene 8.
  • ACT II.
    • Scene 9.
    • Scene 10.
    • Scene 11.
    • Scene 12.
    • Scene 13.
    • Scene 14.
    • Scene 14.
    • Scene 16.
    • Scene 17.
  • ACT III.
    • Scene 18.
    • Scene 19.
    • Scene 20.
    • Scene 21.
    • Scene 22.
    • Scene 23.
    • Scene 24.
    • Scene 25.
    • Scene 26.
    • Scene 27.
  • ACT IV.
    • Scene 28.
    • Scene 29.
    • Scene 30.
    • Scene 31.
    • Scene 32.
    • Scene 33.
    • Scene 34.
    • Scene 35.
    • Scene 36.
    • Scene 37.
  • ACT V.
    • Scene 38.
    • Scene 39.
    • Scene 40.
    • Scene 41.
    • Scene 42.
    • Scene 43.
    • Scene 44.
• play - 1
  • PROLOGUE.
  • Youths Glory, and Deaths Banquet.
  • ACT I.
    • Scene 1.
    • Scene 2.
    • Scene 3.
    • Scene 4.
  • ACT II.
    • Scene 5.
    • Scene 6.
    • Scene 7.
  • ACT III.
    • Scene 8.
    • Scene 9.
    • Scene 10.
  • ACT IV.
    • Scene 11.
    • Scene 12.
    • Scene 13.
    • Scene 14.
  • ACT V.
    • Scene 15.
• THE SECOND PART OF Touths Glory, and Deaths Banquet.
  • ACT I.
    • Scene 2.
    • Scene 2.
    • Scene 3.
    • Scene 4.
  • ACT II.
    • Scene 5.
    • Scene. 6.
    • Scene. 7.
  • ACT III.
    • Scene 8.
    • Scene 9.
    • Scene 10.
    • Scene 11.
    • Scene 12.
    • Scene 13.
    • Scene 14.
    • Scene 15.
    • Scene 16.
  • ACT IV.
    • Scene 17.
    • Scene 18.
    • Scene 18.
    • Scene 19.
    • Scene 20.
    • Scene 21.
  • ACT V.
    • Scene 22.
    • Scene. 23.
  • EPILOGUE.
• The first Part of the Lady Contemplation.
  • dramatis personae
  • The first Part of the Lady Contemplation.
    • Scene 1.
    • Scene 2.
    • Scene 3.
  • ACT II.
    • Scene 4.
    • Scene 5.
    • Scene 6.
    • Scene. 7.
    • Scene 8.
  • ACT III.
    • Scene 9.
    • Scene 10.
    • Scene 11.
    • Scene 12.
  • ACT IV.
    • Scene 13.
    • Scene 14.
    • Scene 15.
    • Scene. 16.
    • Scene 17.
    • Scene 18.
    • Scene 19.
    • Scene 20.
    • Scene 21.
  • ACT V.
    • Scene. 22.
    • Scene 23.
    • Scene 24:
    • Scene 25.
    • Scene 26.
    • Scene 27.
• The Second Part of the Lady Contemplation.
  • dramatis personae
  • The Second Part of the Lady Contemplation,
    • Scene. 1.
    • Scene 2.
    • Scene. 3.
    • Scene 4.
    • Scene 5.
    • Scene 6.
  • ACT II.
    • Scene. 7.
    • Scene 8.
    • Scene 9.
    • Scene 10.
  • ACT III.
    • Scene. 11.
    • Scene 12.
    • Scene 13.
    • Scene 14.
    • Scene 15.
    • Scene 16.
    • Scene 17.
    • Scene 18.
  • ACT IV.
    • Scene. 19.
    • Scene 20.
    • Scene 21.
    • Scene 22.
    • Scene 23.
    • Scene 24.
    • Scen. 25.
  • ACT IV.
    • Scene. 26.
    • Scene 27.
    • scene - 28
    • Scene 29.
    • Scene 30.
    • Scene 31.
    • Scene 32.
    • Scene 33.
    • Scene 34.
    • Scene 35.
• The First Part of the Play called WITS CABAL.
  • dramatis personae
  • The First Part of the Play called WITS CABAL.
    • Scene I.
    • Scene 2.
    • Scene 3.
    • Scene 4.
    • Scene 5.
    • Scene 6.
    • Scene 7.
    • Scene 8.
    • Scene 9.
  • ACT II.
    • Scene 10.
    • Scene 11.
    • Scene 12.
    • Scene 8.
    • Scene 14.
    • Scene 15.
    • Scene 16.
    • Scene 17.
  • ACT III.
    • Scene 18.
    • Scene 19.
    • Scene 20.
    • Scene 21.
    • Scene 22:
    • Scene 23.
    • Scene 24.
    • Scene 25.
    • Scene 26.
  • ACT IV.
    • Scene 27.
    • Scene 28.
    • Scene 29.
    • Scene 30.
    • Scene 31.
    • Scene 32.
  • ACT V.
    • Scene 33.
    • Scene 34.
    • Scene 35.
    • Scene 36.
    • Scene 37.
  • EPILOGUE
• play - 2
  • dramatis personae
  • The Second Part of the Play called WITS CABAL.
    • Scene 1.
    • Scene 2.
    • Scene 3.
    • Scene 4.
    • Scene 5.
    • Scene 6.
  • ACT II.
    • Scene 7.
    • Scene 8.
    • Scene 9.
    • Scene 10.
  • ACT III.
    • Scene 11.
    • Scene 12.
    • Scene 13.
    • Scene 14.
    • Scene 15.
    • Scene 16.
    • Scene 17.
    • Scene 18.
  • ACT IV.
    • Scene 19.
    • Scene 20.
    • Scene 21.
  • ACT V.
    • Scene 22.
    • Scene 23.
    • Scene 24.
    • Scene 25.
• The UNNATURAL TRAGEDIE.
  • dramatis personae
  • PROLOGUE.
  • THE UNNATURAL TRAGEDY
    • Scene 1.
    • Scene 2.
    • Scene 3.
    • Scene 4.
    • Scene 5.
    • Scene 6.
    • Scene 7.
  • ACT II.
    • Scene 8.
    • Scene 9.
    • Scene 10.
    • Scene 11.
    • Scene 12.
    • Scene 13:
    • Scene 14.
  • ACT III.
    • Scene 15.
    • Scene 16.
    • Scene 17.
    • Scene 18.
    • Scene 19.
    • Scene 20.
    • Scene 21.
    • Scene. 22
    • Scene 23.
  • ACT IV.
    • Scene 24.
    • Scene 25.
    • Scene 25.
    • Scene. 26.
    • Scene 27.
    • Scene 28.
    • Scene 29.
    • Scene 30.
  • Act V.
    • Scene 31.
    • Scene 32:
    • Scene 33.
    • Scene 34.
    • Scene 35.
    • Scene 36.
    • Scene. 37.
    • Scene 38.
    • Scene 39.
    • Scene 40.
    • Scene 41.
    • Scene 42.
    • Scene 43.
    • Scene 44.
    • Scene 45.
    • Scene 46.
    • Scene. 47.
  • EPILOGUE
• play
  • dramatis personae
  • PROLOGUE.
  • THE PUBLICK VVOOING
    • Scene 1.
    • Scene 2.
    • Scene 3.
    • Scene 4.
    • Scene 5.
    • Scene 6.
    • Scene 3.
    • Scene 8.
    • Scene 9.
    • Scene 10.
  • ACT II.
    • Scene 11.
    • Scene 12.
    • Scene 13.
    • Scene 14.
    • Scene 15.
    • Scene 15.
    • Scene 17.
    • Scene 18.
    • Scene 19.
    • Scene 20.
  • ACT III.
    • Scene 21.
    • Scene 22.
    • Scene 23.
    • Scene 24.
    • Scene 25.
    • Scene 26.
    • Scene 27.
    • Scene 28.
    • Scene 29.
    • Scene 30.
    • Scene 31.
  • ACT IV.
    • Scene 32.
    • Scene 33.
    • Scene 34.
    • Scene 35.
    • Scene 36.
    • Scene 37
    • Scene 38.
    • Scene 39.
  • ACT V.
    • Scene 40.
    • Scene 41.
    • Scene 42.
    • Scene 43.
    • Scene 44.
    • Scene 45.
    • Scene 46.
    • Scene 47.
    • Scene 48.
  • EPILOGUE
• play - 1
  • dramatis personae
  • The first Part of the Play, called the MATRIMONIAL TROUBLE A COMEDY.
    • Scene 1.
    • Scene 2.
    • Scene 2.
    • Scene 4.
    • Scene 5.
    • Scene 6.
    • scene - 7
    • Scene 8.
    • Scene 9.
    • Scene 10.
    • Scene 11.
    • Scene 12.
    • Scene. 13.
    • Scene 14.
    • Scene 15.
  • ACT II.
    • Scene. 16.
    • Scene 17.
    • Scene 18.
    • Scene 19.
    • Scene 20.
    • Scene 21.
    • Scene 32.
    • Scene 23.
    • Scene. 24.
  • ACT III.
    • Scene. 25.
    • Scene 26.
    • Scene 27.
    • Scene 28.
    • Scene 29.
    • Scene 30.
    • Scene 31.
  • ACT IV.
    • Scene. 32.
    • Scene 33.
    • Scene 34.
    • Scene 35.
    • Scene. 36.
    • Scene 37.
    • Scene 38.
  • ACT V.
    • Scene 39.
    • Scene 40.
    • Scene 41.
    • Scene 42.
    • Scene 43.
    • Scene 44.
• play - 2
  • dramatis personae
  • THE Second Part of the PLAY Called the MATRIMONIAL TROUBLE A COME-TRAGEDY.
    • Scene. 1.
    • Scene 2.
    • Scene 3.
    • Scene 4.
    • Scene 5.
    • Scene 6.
    • Scene 7.
    • Scene 8.
  • ACT II.
    • Scene 9.
    • Scene 10.
    • Scene. 11.
    • Scene 12.
    • Scene. 13.
    • Scene 14.
    • Scene 15.
    • Scene 16.
    • Scene 17.
    • Scene 18.
  • ACT III.
    • Scene 19.
    • Scene 20.
    • Scene 21.
    • Scene 22.
    • Scene 23.
    • Scene 24.
    • Scene 25.
    • Scene 26.
    • Scene 27.
    • Scene 28.
  • ACT IV.
    • Scene 29.
    • Scene 30.
    • Scene 31.
    • Scene 32.
    • Scene 33.
    • Scene 34.
    • Scene 35.
    • Scene 36.
    • Scene 37.
  • ACT V.
    • Scene 39.
    • Scene. 39.
    • Scene 40.
    • Scene 41.
    • Scene 42.
    • Scene 43.
    • Scene 44.
    • Scene 45.
    • Scene 46.
• play - 1
  • dramatis personae
  • THE FIRST PART OF NATURES three DAUGHTERS, Beauty, Love, and Wit.
    • Scene 1.
    • Scene 2.
    • Scene 3.
    • Scene 4.
    • Scene 5.
  • ACT II.
    • Scene 6.
    • Scene 7.
  • ACT III.
    • Scene 8.
    • Scene 9.
    • Scene 10.
    • Scene 11.
  • ACT IV.
    • Scene 12.
    • Scene 13.
  • ACT V.
    • Scene 14.
    • Scene 15.
    • Scene 16.
    • Scene 17.
    • Scene 18.
• play
  • dramatis personae
  • THE SECOND PART OF NATURES three DAUGHTERS, Beauty, Love, and Wit.
    • Scene 1.
    • Scene 2.
    • Scene 3.
  • ACT II.
    • Scene 4.
    • Scene 5.
    • Scene 6.
    • Scene 7.
    • Scene 8.
  • ACT III.
    • Scene 9.
    • Scene 10.
    • Scene 11.
    • Scene 12.
    • Scene 13.
  • ACT IV.
    • Scene 14.
    • Scene 15.
    • Scene 16.
  • ACT V.
    • Scene 17.
    • Scene 18.
    • Scene 19.
    • Scene 20.
  • An Epilogue spoken by the Lady True-Love.
• play
  • dramatis personae
  • THE RELIGIOUS.
    • Scene 1.
    • Scene 2.
    • Scene 3.
    • Scene 4.
    • Scene 5.
    • Scene 6.
    • Scene 7.
  • ACT II.
    • Scene 8.
    • Scene 9.
    • Scene 10.
    • Scene 11.
    • Scene 12.
    • Scene 13.
    • Scene 14.
    • Scene 15.
    • Scene 16.
    • Scene 17.
    • Scene 18.
    • Scene 19.
    • Scene 20.
    • Scene 21.
    • Scene 22.
    • Scene 23.
    • Scene 24.
  • ACT III.
    • Scene 25.
    • Scene 26.
    • Scene 27.
    • Scene 28.
    • Scene 29.
    • Scene 30.
  • ACT IV.
    • Scene 31.
    • Scene 32.
    • Scene 33.
  • ACT V.
    • Scene 34.
    • Scene 35.
    • Scene 36.
    • Scene 37.
    • Scene 38.
• play
  • dramatis personae
  • THE COMICAL HASH
    • Scene 1.
    • Scene 2.
    • Scene 3.
    • Scene 4.
  • ACT II.
    • Scene 5.
    • Scene 6.
    • Scene 7.
    • Scene 8.
  • ACT III.
    • Scene 9.
    • Scene 10.
    • Scene 11.
    • Scene 12.
  • ACT IV.
    • Scene 13.
    • Scene 14.
    • Scene 15.
    • Scene 16.
  • ACT V.
    • Scene 17.
    • Scene 18.
    • Scene 19.
    • Scene 20.
    • Scene 21.
    • Scene 22.
• play - 1
  • dramatis personae
  • THE FIRST PART OF BELL IN CAMPO.
    • Scene 1.
    • Scene 2.
    • Scene 3.
    • Scene 4.
  • ACT II.
    • Scene 5.
    • Scene 6.
    • Scene 7.
    • Scene 8.
    • Scene 9.
    • Scene 10.
  • ACT III.
    • Scene 11.
    • Scene 12.
    • Scene 13.
    • Scene 14.
    • Scene 15.
  • ACT IV.
    • Scene 16.
    • Scene 17.
    • Scene 18.
    • Scene 19.
    • Scene 20.
    • Scene 21.
    • Scene 22.
  • ACT V.
    • Scene 23.
    • Scene 24.
    • Scene 25.
• play - 2
  • dramatis personae
  • THE SECOND PART OF BELL IN CAMPO.
    • Scene 1.
    • Scene 2.
    • Scene 3.
      • THE PRAYER.
    • Scene 4.
  • ACT II.
    • Scene 5.
    • Scene 6.
    • Scene 7.
  • ACT III:
    • Scene 8.
    • Scene 9.
    • Scene 10.
    • Scene 11.
    • Scene 12.
  • ACT IV.
    • Scene 13.
    • Scene 14.
    • Scene 15.
    • Scene 16.
    • Scene 17.
    • Scene 18.
    • Scene 19.
  • ACT V.
    • Scene 20.
    • Scene 21.
    • Scene 22.
• play
  • dramatis personae
  • PROLOGUE
  • A COMEDY OF THE APOCRIPHAL LADIES
    • Scene 1.
    • Scene 2.
    • Scene 3.
    • Scene 4.
    • Scene 5.
    • Scene 6.
    • Scene 7.
    • Scene 8.
    • Scene. 9.
    • Scene 10.
    • Scene 11.
    • Scene 12.
    • Scene 13.
    • Scene 14.
    • Scene 15.
    • Scene 16.
    • Scene 17.
    • Scene 18.
    • Scene 19.
    • Scene. 20.
    • Scene 21.
    • Scene 22.
    • Scene 23.
  • THE EPILOGUE.
• play
  • dramatis personae
  • THE FEMALE ACADEMY.
    • Scene 1.
    • Scene 2.
  • ACT II.
    • Scene 3.
    • Scene 4.
    • Scene 5.
    • Scene 6.
    • Scene. 7.
    • Scene 8.
    • Scene 9:
    • Scene 10.
    • Scene 11.
    • Scene 12.
  • ACT III.
    • Scene 13.
    • Scene 14.
    • Scene 15.
    • Scene 16.
    • Scene 17.
    • Scene 18.
    • Scene 19.
    • Scene 20.
  • ACT IV.
    • Scene 21.
    • Scene 22.
    • Scene 13.
    • Scene 24.
  • ACT V.
    • Scene 25.
    • Scene 26.
    • Scene 27.
    • Scene 28.
    • Scene the last.
• TO THE READERS.
• ERRATA.