John Fletcher (1579-1625)

John Fletcher (1579-1625)

John Fletcher (baptized 29 December 1579 - died in August 1625) was a Jacobean playwright. After William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson, he was one of the most prolific and influential of the Jacobean dramatists. In succession to Shakespeare, he became the chief dramatist for the leading company of London, the King's Men.

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Death

@ Death hath so many doors to let out life.
The Custom of the Country (with Philip Massinger; c. 1619–23; published 1647), Act II, scene 2.

Woman

@ Oh, woman, perfect woman! what distraction
Was meant to mankind when thou wast made a devil!
What an inviting hell invented.
Comedy of Monsieur Thomas (c. 1610–16; published 1639), Act III, scene 1.

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