Malcontent

"This Malevole is one of the most prodigious affections that ever conversed with nature: a man, or rather a monster, more discontent than Lucifer."

The Malcontent is a striking example of the new satiric tone and moral seriousness in English comedy of the early 1600s. The play''s vision of a fallen humanity driven by lust and ambition is created partly by its depiction of Machiavellian intrigue in...