Doll Common;
Doll Common is a fictional character who came for Ben Johnson's play "The Alchemist".
Her name means say a lot about her, "Common", obviously suggesting that she is common and in some ways, quite rough. "Doll" meaning "prostitute" or "whore", even though in Playhouse Creatures she is not a either of those, her name shows that she isn't wealthy and low in status.
In Playhouse Creatures, Doll is one of the underdogs, however I think a lot of people there look up to her as she's had plenty of experience and she's very knowledgeable about getting by in life in the 1660s as a lower class woman.
In Playhouse Creatures she talks a lot about her childhood, for instance she was brought up in a bear-pit.
I don't think she enjoyed her childhood at all, however when she looks back she misses it as it was easier than the life she lives now.
No comments:
Post a Comment