Tis Pity Shes A Whore by John Ford Essay -- John Ford Tis Pity Whore

Tis mildness Shes A Whore by John Ford In this make for it would be im possible to accurately assess this ideacommenting on Annabella and Giovanni as a single entity. They arextremely different characters with their only uncouth ground being thelove they have for each other, and even this is expressed indistinctly different ways with subsequently different consequences.These consequences establish up to the conclusion referred to in thequestion, and so it would also prove exhausting to answer it directlywithout having previously discussed what has come before and createdsuch conclusion.At the beginning of the play, I believe that the audience is intendedto sympathise with Giovanni. Although his actions are described asdevilish atheism, this is counterbalanced by his modest languagewhich contrasts greatly to later on in the play. He refers to theFriar as Gentle Father and this miserable way of addressing him givesthe audience the impression that Giovanni is genuinely asking fo r helpand wants to be cured. Although he argues against much of what theFriar says, his respect for him is obvious as he agrees to take hisadvice. This may not have carried much weight for the Carolineaudience for which this would have been performed, however, as thereligion of the English at this snip was Protestant, makingCatholicism not the favoured denomination. It has even been statedthat Ford presented the characters in this play so faulted because oftheir ghostlike beliefs and nationality, both of which were seen asthe enemy.Throughout this scene, Giovanni is attempting to vindicate his actionsand convince the Friar that what he is doing is right, by playing onthe religious idea that t here is one father, and ... ...how compassion about the consequences of thisdistorted self-image.(I recognise Ive missed out a bit here, but I figure 4 pages is enough andI dont think I could sit here for another hour.)In conclusion, at the beginning of the play sympathy is possible forb oth characters. Annabella earns more than this during the course ofthe play, and is likely to be admired by the audiences from both eras,though would probably have been seem as more promiscuous in the timeof writing than would be perceived now. Giovanni on the other hand,through use of apocalyptic figurative language shows a too highopinion of himself and is presented as too self-absorbed to takeanything other than contempt. This is accentuated by the death ofAnnabella being caused by such traits and highlighted by the ironythat she had remained to true to him just to die by his hand.