چکیده (انگلیسی):

Many significant changes occurred in the early modern age. English society was
influenced by many factors, including foreign trade, educational expansion, and land
marketing. All these changes affected English family behavior and provoked new
social conflicts, such as adultery and cuckoldry. Literary culture responded to these
changes: dramatists, for example, did not just reflect English social norms in their
literary works, but also investigated social conflicts, as well as offering solutions to
these conflicts. Thomas Middleton’sA Chaste Maid in Cheapsideoffers a reflection of
social change within English urban society, and particularly how commerce and
economic self-interest were seen to violate social values. This play portrays greed as
well as social and sexual corruption. Tis Pity She’s a Whore is John Ford’s most
famous play; It is a revenge tragedy that takes place in Parma, and presents different
sexual relationships between several characters. Inthis play, Middleton shows us a
relationship between individualism and sexual love.