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Maids, Wives and Widows: Multiple Meaning and Marriage in The Witch of Edmonton
- Parergon
- Australian and New Zealand Association of Medieval and Early Modern Studies (Inc.)
- Volume 23, Number 2, 2006
- pp. 73-95
- 10.1353/pgn.2007.0000
- Article
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In considering the multiple authorship and divergent plotlines of The Witch of Edmonton two main issues emerge. One is the relationship between Elizabeth Sawyer and the other women of the play, particularly Winnifride, while another issue which provides thematic coherence despite its apparent diversity is the use of ambiguity and equivocation to challenge established meaning and social structures within the play.