"And if thow take a wyf unto thyn hoold, Ful lightly maystow been a cokewold." In The Wife of Bath's Tale, the old hag gives the young knight, whose life she has just saved, a choice: To han me foul and old til that I deye, ...

The importance of establishing written English drama during the Middle Ages is commonly acknowledged, but factors affecting its growth are still appropriate areas for further research. For example, at the time that the ...