'tis a Pity She's A Blog! 9

A quick character relationship breakdown:

BONAVENTURA␣␣a friar. - Counsels Giovanni against his lust for his sister

FLORIO␣ - Father to Giovanni and Annabella

GIOVANNI␣␣ - Son of Florio, Brother and Lover to Annabella

ANNABELLA - Daughter of Florio, Sister and Lover to Giovanni

PUTANA␣ - Annabella's tutor Counsels the siblings in favor to their relationship.

These are the main characters in focusing the story

There are significant suitors to Annabella

Bergetto, Grimaldi and Soranzo

Even though this is his best known work the plays treatment of incest has made it hard for audiences to watch. Also the Theme of 'doom awaiting the damned' in both works; Impact of the fusion of human sympathy and theological condemnation " from "The Unity of John Ford: ' 'Tis Pity She's a Whore ' and 'Christ's Bloody Sweat'"

Ford, John. "'Tis a Pity She's a Whore." Http://talebooks.com/images/bs/7.pdf. Web.

Monsarrat, Gilles D. "The Unity of John Ford: ' 'Tis Pity She's a Whore ' and 'Christ's Bloody Sweat." Studies in Philology (1980). Print.