Free digital classic
The White Devil
- Reading format
- EPUB in Folarin Bookstore Digital
- Language
- en
About this book
Creators: John Webster (1580?-1625?) "The White Devil" by John Webster is a tragedy first performed in 1612. Based on the real 1585 murder of an Italian noblewoman, the play explores corruption, ambition, and the gap between appearance and reality. When a powerful duke falls violently in love with the married Vittoria Corombona, her scheming brother facilitates their illicit affair. Murders follow, then trials, imprisonment, and exile. But vengeance-seeking relatives pursue the lovers across Italy, disguised and determined to exact deadly revenge for those destroyed in passion's wake. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 566