1. The Wife's Resentment by Delarivier Manley
... ;proper" woman. In the face of Roderigo's urgent persuasions, Violenta claims to be "a maidwho knows the the true estimation of virtue" and counters his dramatic claims of death by simply stating, "You very eloquently tell me you shall die if I continue unkind; but I very plainly tell your Lordship, that I must perish if I prove otherwise: since I know it ... ...
- Word Count: 1986
- Approx Pages: 8
- Grade Level: Graduate