The Twice Chang'd Friar is a manuscript comedy based on a tale from Boccaccio's Decameron. Thought to be written by amateur playwright John Newdigate III, the play tells the story of friar Albert and his seduction of a Venetian merchant's wife by posing as the God Cupid. When discovered, Albert seeks to escape disguised under a bear's skin.

Siobhan Keenan is Professor of English at de Montfort University, Leicester

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