1. John Webster
1580 – 1634

2. Who is John Webster? English Jacobean dramatist
Known for his tragedies
Often collaborated with other playwrights
The White Devil (1612)
The Duchess of Malfi

3. The White Devil Based upon Vittoria Accoramboni
First staged at the Red Bull Theatre in 1612
Published 1612
Too unusual

4. The Duchess of Malfi First performed by the King's Men (1614)
Was performed indoors at The Blackfriars Theatre
It was published nine years later

5. Genres and Other Works The devils law case- tragedy/comedy
Anything for a Quiet Life with Thomas Middleton (1621)

6. References
Kate O'Connor. (2017). John Webster: A Darker Playwright for Renaissance England. Available: playwright-renaissance-england. Last accessed 28th Oct
Dr Derek Dunne. (2017). The Duchess of Malfi: John Webster's Life. Available: bZ0ZJWnKZq/the-duchess-of-malfi-john-websters-life. Last accessed 28th Oct 2017.
The British Library. (2017). John Webster. Available: Last accessed 28th Oct 2017.