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The Witch of Edmonton
By Thomas Dekker, William Rowley and John Ford - Stage play
Roles
- Mother Sawyer
- Devil
About this piece
Mother Sawyer sells her soul to the devil (who appears as a black dog)
Summary
This play has several story lines. One concerns a domestic tragedy in which Frank Thorney, a farmer's son, who secretly marries Winnifride, also marries Susan, a wealthy woman, and later kills her. Looming in the background is the devil who appears as a black dog and is also a key character in a second story line. In the second story an old poor and lonely woman, Mother Sawyer, is unjustly mistreated by everybody since she is thought to be a witch. Since she has nothing to lose and since everybody already is convinced she is a witch, she decides to become one by selling her soul to the devil, who is this scene appears as a black dog, Tom.
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