Tumblr crosspost (1 February 2025)

[anghraine]

heckofabecca asked:

Hey I made a new friend who's big into Elizabethan plays and of course I was like "TIS PITY??? TIS PITY SHE'S A WHORE?!?!?!" so I'm trying to find one of your posts that talks about it and I'm coming up short XD help?

I replied:

Aww, good for her!

*puts on academia hat* 'Tis Pity She’s a Whore is not Elizabethan, technically (which I only mention because it’s common even among academics to forget how late it is, and this can complicate search results). It was first written (and definitely first performed) long after Elizabeth I’s death, but it is of the general early modern era of English drama, so still worth bringing up in that context!

This ten-year-old post probably has the most to say about it (so it’s totally understandable that it was hard to find), but I have a whole tag! Not very originally, it’s here. [ETA 6/18/2025: The links go to Tumblr, since I haven't cross-posted that far back.]

I’m running off to watch Star Trek: The Motion Picture with my bff J, but I can also give you some more big feelings on Elizabethan dramas later :)