The Country Wife

"Unpredictable and uncontrollable language! A rakish romance and comedy of words."Playwrights in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries confronted an issue that has haunted society ever since: how can we know if people are authentic or merely performers, acting the roles expected of society?In this play, William Wycherley depicts his libertine protagonist plotting to seduce the wives of his neighbours under the 'reputation of a eunuch.' By feigning impotence; men think he is not a threat, and women are safe to be alone with him without damaging their reputations. What follows is a surprising turn of events showing that even a meek country wife can have desires of her own, and cannot be so easily manipulated.William Wycherley (born ~1641, dying in 1716) was an English dramatist of the Restoration period, best known for his play The Country Wife.