"The Fatal Jealousy" by Henry Nevil Payne is a tragic play where a husband grapples with overwhelming jealousy, leading to severe consequences. The story centers on Don Antonio, who becomes consumed by suspicions about his wife, Cælia, after a troubling situation with her deceased cousin. Despite Cælia's efforts to prove her innocence, Antonio's jealousy spirals out of control, causing him great emotional distress as he battles feelings of betrayal. As more characters—friends and enemies alike—enter the scene, the play introduces layers of lies and secrets, setting the stage for a devastating series of events fueled by intense emotions and mistrust within their relationships.
The Fatal Jealousie (1673)
By Henry Neville Payne
In a world of opulent drama, a man’s all-consuming envy threatens to destroy his marriage and everyone around him.
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Henry Nevil Payne was a dramatist and agitator for the Roman Catholic cause in Scotland and England. He wrote The Fatal Jealousy (1672), The Morning Ramble (1672), and The Siege of Constantinople (1675). After he finished writing plays, he was heavily involved in the Montgomery Plot in 1689, and was captured and put to two days torture on 10 December 1690, in the last legal use of "judicial torture" in the United Kingdom. According to the Earl of Crawford, who supervised the torture and wrote about it to the Earl of Melville later in the week, Payne was subjected to the thumbscrews and to "the boot" but revealed no information. He was finally released in February 1701, and commenced further plotting. His fate is unknown; Montague Summers's The Works of Aphra Behn suggests 1710 for his death date, but offers no cite.
Henry Nevil Payne was a dramatist and agitator for the Roman Catholic cause in Scotland and England. He wrote The Fatal Jealousy (1672), The Morning Ramble (1672), and The Siege of Constantinople (1675). After he finished writing plays, he was heavily involved in the Montgomery Plot in 1689, and was captured and put to two days torture on 10 December 1690, in the last legal use of "judicial torture" in the United Kingdom. According to the Earl of Crawford, who supervised the torture and wrote about it to the Earl of Melville later in the week, Payne was subjected to the thumbscrews and to "the boot" but revealed no information. He was finally released in February 1701, and commenced further plotting. His fate is unknown; Montague Summers's The Works of Aphra Behn suggests 1710 for his death date, but offers no cite.
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