3.5: The Convent of Pleasure

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    Introduction 

    The Convent of Pleasure
    By Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, 1624-1674.
    First published in Plays, never before printed,
    by Margaret Cavendish,
    London: Printed by A. Maxwell, 1668.

    The Actors' Names

    Three Gentlemen.
    Lady Happy.
    Madam Mediator.
    Monsieur Take-pleasure, and Dick his Man.
    Monsieur Facil.
    Monsieur Adviser.
    Monsieur Courtly.
    Lady Amorous.
    Lady Vertue.
    The Princess.
    Two mean Women.
    A Lady, and her Maid.
    Two Ladies.
    A distracted Lady, and her Maid.
    A Citizen's Wife.
    Two Ancient Ladies.
    A Gentleman and a Young Lady.
    A Shepherd.
    Sea-Nymphs.
    An Ambassador.

    Work Cited

    Cavendish, Margaret. The Convent of Pleasure. Plays, never before printed, edited by Mary Mark Ockerbloom, 1668. Accessed 26 June 2026. (Public Domain).

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