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 financial position against the
unappealing marital prospects available to gentry women, the play
undermines the language of romance, revealing it to be rooted in
the commerce and commodification. Marston's commentary on financial
insecurity and the hypocritical repudiation of foreignness makes
The Dutch Courtesan truly a document for our time.
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