John Webster

Birth: 1578-01-01 , Londres

Death: 1634-01-01 , Londres

John Webster (c. 1580 – c. 1634) was an English Jacobean playwright, known for his dark and psychologically complex tragedies. His work is characterized by a strong sense of doom, grim themes, and intense characters, distinguishing him from many of his contemporaries.

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But keep the wolf far hence that’s foe to men,

Glories, like glow-worms, afar off shine bright, / But looked to near, have neither heat nor light.

Tis better to be fortunate than wise.

Fortune’s a right whore: / If she give ought, she deals it in small parcels, / That she may take away all at one swoop.

Physicians are like kings—/They brook no contradiction.

There’s nothing of so infinite vexation as man’s own thoughts.

I saw him even now going the way of all flesh, that is to say towards the kitchen.

Cowardly dogs bark loudest.

We think caged birds sing, when indeed they cry.

’Tis just like a summer birdcage in a garden; the birds that are without despair to get in, and the birds that are within despair, and are in a consumption, for fear they shall never get out.

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John Webster was born in London around 1580. Little is known about his personal life, but it is believed that he came from a middle-class family. He is best known for his plays 'The Duchess of Malfi' (published in 1623) and 'The White Devil' (also known as 'The Revenger's Tragedy', published in 1612). 'The Duchess of Malfi' is considered a masterpiece of English theatre, famous for its brutal depiction of cruelty, corruption, and madness. Webster's characters are often tormented and morally ambiguous, and his plays explore the nature of evil and justice. Webster also collaborated with other playwrights, such as Thomas Middleton. He probably died in London around 1634.