Theatre For Thought, February 2, 2013
A PLAY OF CONSEQUENCEjoel fishbaneThe epigraph on Aphra Behn's tombstone tells us that her corpse is "proof that wit can never be defence enough against mortality." One might include other attributes which Behn, the first female novelist, might have added to that sentiment. In addition to being witty, Behn was also a bisexual, a spy, a convict, a monarchist and one of the few women to survive entirely on the profits …
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