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The Country Wife
by
William Wycherley
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Harry Horner is a wealthy London socialite who has a reputation as a great “wit” and a notorious womanizer. He spreads a rumor that he has caught a venereal disease and that, after being treated…
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Margery is the young bride of Pinchwife and the titular “country wife.” She is seduced by Horner and eventually becomes his mistress when she outsmarts her husband and escapes from his jealous supervision. Margery is…
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Pinchwife is Margery ’s husband. He is obsessively jealous and is terrified of being made to look foolish and of gaining a reputation as a “cuckold.” He has chosen Margery for a wife because he…
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Sir Jasper Fidget is a wealthy businessman, the husband of Lady Fidget and the brother of Mrs. Dainty Fidget . It is implied that Sir Jasper has made his money through business and is not…
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Lady Fidget is Sir Jasper Fidget ’s wife and, ironically, a woman known in the town for being extremely virtuous and “honorable.” She spends most of her time with her sister in law, Mrs. Dainty …
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Mrs. Dainty Fidget is the sister of Sir Jasper Fidget and the companion of Lady Fidget and Mrs. Squeamish —known together, ironically, as the “virtuous gang.” Mrs. Dainty Fidget has a reputation as a “virtuous”…
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Mrs. Squeamish is a fashionable town lady, the companion of Lady Fidget and Mrs. Dainty Fidget and a member of the “virtuous gang.” Mrs. Squeamish is unmarried and lives under the care of her grandmother…
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Sparkish is a vain, foolish socialite who is obsessed with his reputation and “honor,” has an extremely high opinion of himself, and is easily tricked by the clever characters in the play, such as Harcourt …
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Alithea is Pinchwife ’s sister and is engaged to Sparkish . She falls in love with Harcourt and, though she resists his advances at first (out of loyalty to her fiancé), she is paired with…
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Harcourt is the companion of Horner and Dorilant and the lover of Alithea , whom he tries to persuade to leave her fiancé, Sparkish . Harcourt begins the play as one of Horner’s “rakish” companions…
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Dorilant is the companion of Horner and Harcourt and a well-known “rake.” Dorilant does not play a large role in the action of the play but is present in the background of many scenes. He…
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Alithea ’s maid. Like Margery , Lucy is from a lower social class and, therefore, is not educated and does not have a reputation to protect the way that upper class ladies do. However, like…
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The doctor who helps Horner spread the rumor of his impotence. A “quack” is an old-fashioned term for a doctor who peddles nonsense cures and who is not reliable. Therefore, it is fitting that an…
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Mrs. Squeamish ’s grandmother and chaperon who is elderly and easily outsmarted by her granddaughter.
Greenall, Lily. "The Country Wife Characters." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 May 2019. Web. 8 Sep 2022.
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Episode aired Feb 13, 1977 1 h 50 m
Pinchwife brings his simple young wife to London for his sister's wedding. Lest she falls prey to the town's temptations, he keeps her under lock and key. Pinchwife brings his simple young wife to London for his sister's wedding. Lest she falls prey to the town's temptations, he keeps her under lock and key. Pinchwife brings his simple young wife to London for his sister's wedding. Lest she falls prey to the town's temptations, he keeps her under lock and key.
This performance of the Country Wife is found on Disc 4 of Helen Mirren At The BBC. I suppose the BBC has taken the opportunity of releasing these old shows to make money off the name of a star who became famous after she appeared in them. William Wycherley is known mainly for The Country Wife, a tale of a jealous husband and his not-too-bright wife. There aren't many laughs in this soggy piece, despite the best efforts of the talented cast who mug and sashay through it. You will hear all the vulgar words (whoremaster, coxcomb, pimp etc.) but the moral sense that should accompany the language is missing. Helen Mirren is pert and charming but not memorable as the wife from the sticks who wants desperately to see a play, and Bernard Cribbins snarls and rants through his part as Pinchwife. John Nettleton and Adrienne Corri as the Fidgets act very stylishly. If you must have Restoration comedy, then this is acceptable enough.
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