Epicoene, or, the Silent Woman

By Ben Jonson
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Length4h 1m

About this audiobook

The play takes place in London, primarily in the home of Morose. Morose is a wealthy old man with an obsessive hatred of noise, going as far as to live on a street too narrow for carts to pass and make noise. He has made plans to disinherit his nephew Dauphine by marrying. This is due to the schemes and tricks Dauphine has played on him in the past. To combat this, Dauphine concocts a plan with Cutbeard, Morose's barber. Cutbeard presents Morose with a young (and supposedly) silent woman to marry. When Morose meets Epicœne, he tries to find out if she is really a silent woman, testing her obedience. He tells her not to succumb to the temptations of the court and tells her about the virtues of silence. Under the assumption that his fiancée, Epicœne, is an exceptionally quiet woman, Morose excitedly plans their marriage. Unbeknownst to him, Dauphine has arranged the whole match for purposes of his own.

Audiobook details

Rating★★★ 3.3 (829)
Includes Goodreads, LibraryThing
GenreHumor, General Fiction
Length4 hrs 1 min
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 29, 2022
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1INTRODUCTION
6ACT 2.
2EPICOENE; OR, THE SILENT WOMAN
7ACT 3.
3PROLOGUE
8ACT 4.
4ANOTHER.
9ACT 5.
5ACT 1.

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