Kelli Firmin- The Country Wife

This play was a very long read and had multiple characters that was hard to keep up with who belonged to who. It was a comedy of some sort that had many sexual overtures. The main character to me was Mr. Horner. He had all convinced he was Eunuch. The information was spread by a Quack. It seemed to spark the interest of women rather that shun it. It took awhile after reading the play to realize who was the country wife. Mr. Pinchwife keep his wife Margery Pinchwife very secluded from the city life in London. The main entertainment that seemed to be popular were the plays. At the plays the women would wear a mask similar to a mardi gras for comparison.
Mrs. Pinchwife received an idea of what a play was like and then wanted to be able to go into the city and see the sights and mingle with others. I found it confusing who was married to whom and who was whose mistress, etc. That seemed to go hand and hand and the husband's seemed ok with that arrangement. It was odd how one could be promised to wed one such as Alithea to Sparkish while Harcourt was professing his love for her at the same time. The play overall was confusing and watching the video did help clear the characters up with whom belonged to who. It was one of the least of my favorites thus far. I will say that sexual freedom was promoted in the 1600's. Infidelity was accepted and expected. Switching lovers seemed appropriate. The 200 pages of reading seemed to loose my interest after awhile but the video was better. Can't wait to see what is next.