of the man she has decided to marry (assuming she will name Lactantio). The Duchess feigns offence and says that she has no intention of ever breaking her vow. "The Page" enters. She is no longer disguised as a boy and carries an infant in her arms. The Duchess tells the Lord Cardinal that Lactantio is the baby's father. The Lord Cardinal vows to disinherit Lactantio, but the Duchess insists that he has already been punished enough. She offers to provide ten thousand ducats for the "Page's" dowry so she can marry Lactantio. The play ends on a note of festivity. Notes References Herbert, Sir Henry. The Control and Censorship of Caroline Drama: The Records of Sir Henry Herbert, Master of the Revels 1623–73. Nigel W. Bawcutt, editor. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1996. Panek, Jennifer. Widows and Suitors in Early Modern English Comedy. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2004. Shapiro, Michael. Gender in Play on the Shakespearean Stage: Boy Heroines and Female Pages. Ann Arbor, MI, University of Michigan Press, 1994. English Renaissance plays 1610s plays Plays by Thomas Middleton Tragicomedy plays