The Corruption of Wealth and Power

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This paper analyzes the corruption of wealth and power in the early 17th century as is seen within the Elizabethan plays, "The Revenger's Tragedy" by Cyril Tourneur and "Women Beware Women" by Thomas Middleton. It discusses the central elements of the plays and shows how they define medieval elite society through an Elizabethan dramatic point of view.

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"In conclusion, the two plays The Revenger's Tragedy by Cyril Tourneur and the Women Beware Women by Thomas Middleton represent a social commentary on wealth and power in the Middle Ages. Although these plays were written within the Elizabethan Era, the continuity of greed and disloyalty is a part of the behaviors of medieval aristocracy, which was mostly pervasive within England in the early 17th century. By examining the various characters in these two plays, the desire for wealth and power is the central social theme about medieval upper class culture that is brought forth by Tourneur and Middleton."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Middleton, Thomas. Women Beware Women and Other Plays. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999.
• Tourneur, Cyril . "The Revenger's Tragedy." 2006. Tech.org. 29 November, 2006. <http://www.tech.org/~cleary/reven.html#a2s3>

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