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Amphitryon is about the amorous interest of Jupiter in the wife of Amphitryon , a general of Thebes . This tale from the myths is so popular that it has been adapted for the stage again and again down to our own times .
Amphitryon is about the amorous interest of Jupiter in the wife of Amphitryon , a general of Thebes . This tale from the myths is so popular that it has been adapted for the stage again and again down to our own times .
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In an ancient comic vein they also lament the unpleasantness of married life with wives who are scolds and less than ... He takes a choice lamb and runs off to his own hovel with it , giving it to his equally unscrupulous wife , Gill .
In an ancient comic vein they also lament the unpleasantness of married life with wives who are scolds and less than ... He takes a choice lamb and runs off to his own hovel with it , giving it to his equally unscrupulous wife , Gill .
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His other plays are The Gentleman Dancing - Master , The Country Wife , and The Plain Dealer . The Country Wife , one of the most ribald of his comedies and still much played , is about the harassments of Pinchwife , who tries to keep ...
His other plays are The Gentleman Dancing - Master , The Country Wife , and The Plain Dealer . The Country Wife , one of the most ribald of his comedies and still much played , is about the harassments of Pinchwife , who tries to keep ...
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How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Reconstruction of Theatre of Dionysus at Athens | 14 |
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