The White DevilJohn Webster
The White Devil
by OpenStories
Original author: John Webster
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"The White Devil" by John Webster is a tragedy first performed in 1612. Based on the real 1585 murder of an Italian noblewoman, the play explores corruption, ambition, and the gap between appearance and reality. When a powerful duke falls violently in love with the married Vittoria Corombona, her scheming brother facilitates their illicit affair. Murders follow, then trials, imprisonment, and exile. But vengeance-seeking relatives pursue the lovers across Italy, disguised and determined to exact deadly revenge for those destroyed in passion's wake.
The White Devil, by John Webster. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #12915.
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