Mr. Pinchwife

E863447

Mr. Pinchwife is a jealous, possessive husband in William Wycherley’s Restoration comedy "The Country Wife," known for his attempts to control his young wife and prevent her exposure to urban corruption.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Mr. Pinchwife canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
jealous husband archetype ⓘ
stage character ⓘ
appearsIn The Country Wife ⓘ
appearsInAct Act I of The Country Wife ⓘ
Act II of The Country Wife ⓘ
Act III of The Country Wife ⓘ
Act IV of The Country Wife ⓘ
Act V of The Country Wife ⓘ
appearsInGenre Restoration comedy ⓘ
associatedTheme country versus city values ⓘ
honor and reputation ⓘ
marital control ⓘ
sexual hypocrisy ⓘ
contrastsWith Harcourt ⓘ
Horner ⓘ
createdBy William Wycherley ⓘ
dramaticFunction comic butt ⓘ
satire of marital jealousy ⓘ
vehicle for social criticism of marriage ⓘ
fears cuckoldry ⓘ
his wife’s infidelity ⓘ
urban corruption ⓘ
firstPerformedInWork 1675 production of The Country Wife ⓘ
genderRole husband ⓘ
hasTrait anxious about honor ⓘ
controlling ⓘ
insecure ⓘ
jealous ⓘ
misogynistic ⓘ
patriarchal ⓘ
possessive ⓘ
suspicious ⓘ
languageOfExpression English ⓘ
literaryPeriod Restoration literature ⓘ
linked to: Restoration theatre
marriedTo Margery Pinchwife ⓘ
nationalityInFiction English ⓘ
occupationInFiction country gentleman ⓘ
relatedByMarriageTo Alithea ⓘ
relationshipTo brother-in-law to Alithea ⓘ
residesInFiction the country ⓘ
spouseAgeDifference older husband with younger wife ⓘ
symbolizes anxious patriarchal control ⓘ
country suspicion of the city ⓘ
male sexual jealousy ⓘ
triesToControl Margery Pinchwife ⓘ
triesToPrevent Margery Pinchwife’s exposure to London society ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Country Wife → mainCharacter → Mr. Pinchwife ⓘ
subject linked to: The Country Wife (stage)
Margery Pinchwife → spouse → Mr. Pinchwife ⓘ