Dutch Courtesan

The Dutch Courtesan is a riotous tragicomedy that explores the delights and perils afforded by Jacobean London. While Freevill, an educated young Englishman and the play''s nominal hero, frolics in the city''s streets, taverns and brothels, Franceschina, his cast-off mistress and the Dutch courtesan of the play''s title,laments his betrayal and plots revenge. Juxtaposing Franceschina''s vulnerable...