Project Gutenberg 2003-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 711 Jonson, Ben 1637 Johnson, Ben Jonson, Benjamin Ionson, Ben Epicoene; Or, The Silent Woman Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic%C5%93ne,_or_The_Silent_Woman Produced by Amy E Zelmer, Robert Prince, Sue Asscher, and David Widger "Epicoene; Or, The Silent Woman" by Ben Jonson is a comedic play written during the early 17th century. The overarching theme revolves around Morose, a gentleman who strives to surround himself with silence and simplicity, leading him to seek a wife who is mute, believing that this would provide him peace. The play deftly explores societal norms and character interactions, primarily focusing on Morose and those surrounding him, including his rambunctious nephew and the humorous challenges they face. At the start of the play, we meet Morose, who is deeply concerned with maintaining silence in his life and engages a barber named Cutbeard to help him find a quiet bride. He is depicted as quite paranoid about noise, stressing the lengths he goes to avoid it, including employing a mute servant. Meanwhile, his nephew, Sir Dauphine, and his friends discuss Morose's unusual desire for a silent wife, setting up a comedic scenario filled with misunderstandings and witty exchanges. The opening establishes the characters and their intentions, foreshadowing the humorous yet chaotic unfolding of events that challenge Morose's peculiar aspirations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English drama (Comedy) Comedy plays Inheritance and succession -- Drama English drama -- 17th century Married women -- Drama Uncles -- Drama Nephews -- Drama PR Text Opera Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 351367 2025-08-02T09:51:38.223004 text/html 339198 2013-01-25T15:40:20 text/html 209471 2025-08-02T09:51:48.529962 application/epub+zip 218771 2025-08-02T09:51:41.120055 application/epub+zip 206630 2025-08-02T09:51:39.962003 application/epub+zip 397535 2025-08-02T09:51:51.590902 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429093 2025-08-02T09:51:47.732966 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388914 2022-09-02T12:43:11.572871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336970 2025-08-02T09:51:37.911974 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 336768 2009-12-10T15:36:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20285 2025-08-02T09:51:51.735917 application/rdf+xml 16560 2025-08-02T09:51:40.475962 image/jpeg 4134 2025-08-02T09:51:40.210974 image/jpeg 132246 2013-01-25T15:40:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 131016 2009-12-10T15:37:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 206666 2025-08-02T09:51:38.250988 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia