Country Wife, Representation Of Marriage In
Gialloreto 1
Chris Gialloreto
English 301-02-Dr. Griffin
February 21, 2001
The Representation of Marriage in The Country Wife
William Wycherly represents marriage in a peculiar way in The Country Wife. The classic marital values of love, trust, and becoming one with your partner in a bond of love are distorted by intense emotion. The appropriately named Mr. Pinchwife is a jealous husband who moves his new wife Margery to the country with hopes keep her from the outside world, namely the city of London, and the inevitable infidelity that lies there in his mind. However, by denying Mrs. Pinchwife her freedom, Mr. Pinchwife alienates her and encourages her resentment of him.
Early in the play, when Pinchwife describes his new wife to his friends as \"ugly,\" \"ill-bred,\" and \"silly\" (I, i, 419), the reader realizes that Pinchwife is terrified that another man will take his wife if he does not degrade and hide her. Pinchwife also states that \"Good wives and......
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