01843cam a22003853u 4500 4011 UtSlPG 20260610133120.0 m cr n 260607r2003||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PR Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637 Epicoene; Or, The Silent Woman Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2003 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic%C5%93ne,_or_The_Silent_Woman Release date is 2003-05-01 Produced by Amy E Zelmer, Robert Prince, Sue Asscher, and David Widger "Epicoene; Or, The Silent Woman" by Ben Jonson is a comedy first performed in 1609. The play follows Dauphine, who devises an elaborate scheme to secure his inheritance from his uncle Morose, a wealthy man with an extreme hatred of noise. The plan centers on tricking Morose into marrying Epicoene, who appears to be the perfect silent bride. But after the wedding, chaos erupts as the house fills with noisy guests and the supposedly quiet wife reveals a very different nature. The play builds toward a shocking revelation that changes everything. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified English drama (Comedy) Comedy plays Inheritance and succession -- Drama English drama -- 17th century Married women -- Drama Uncles -- Drama Nephews -- Drama https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4011 46057 46057