Short Plays · Character
Mrs. Bompas
Mrs. Bompas, a married woman whose flirtation with a young poet sets off a comedy of vanity, jealousy, and the lies men tell to save themselves.
supporting
Also known as Mrs. Bompas, Bompas
First appearance: how he lied to her husband
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In How He Lied to Her Husband, Mrs. Bompas is the wife whose head is turned by the attentions of a would-be poet, and whose husband's discovery of the affair turns her romantic self-image into a domestic crisis. She is…
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- Music Cure and romantic rivals
- Great Catherine court
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