▁female ▁roles , ▁while ▁plays ▁by ▁male ▁writers ▁only ▁had ▁two ▁or ▁three . ▁ ▁A ▁production ▁of ▁The ▁Fant astic ▁Fol lies ▁of ▁Mrs ▁Rich ▁( or ▁The ▁Beau ▁De fe ated ) ▁played ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁season ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Shakespeare ▁Company . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁P ix ▁produced ▁one ▁novel ▁and ▁seven ▁plays . ▁There ▁are ▁four ▁other ▁plays ▁that ▁were ▁published ▁an onym ously , ▁that ▁are ▁generally ▁attributed ▁to ▁her . ▁ ▁Mel inda ▁Fin berg ▁notes ▁that ▁" a ▁frequent ▁mot if ▁in ▁all ▁her ▁works ▁is ▁sexual ▁violence ▁and ▁female ▁victim ization " ▁- ▁be ▁that ▁ra pe ▁or ▁murder ▁( in ▁the ▁tra ged ies ) ▁or ▁for cible ▁conf in ement ▁or ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁ra pe ▁( in ▁the ▁com ed ies ). ▁ ▁Nov el ▁ ▁The ▁In hum ane ▁Card inal ; ▁or , ▁In noc ence ▁Bet rayed ▁( 1 6 9 6 ) ▁ ▁Pl ays ▁ ▁I bra him , ▁the ▁Th ir teenth ▁Emperor ▁of ▁the ▁Tur ks ▁( 1 6 9 6 ) ▁ ▁The ▁Spanish ▁W ives ▁( 1 6 9 6 ) ▁ ▁The ▁In noc ent ▁M ist ress ▁( 1 6 9 7 ) ▁ ▁The ▁De ce iver ▁De ce ived ▁( 1 6 9 7 ) ▁ ▁Queen ▁C ath ar ine ; ▁or , ▁The ▁Ru ines ▁of ▁Love ▁( 1 6 9 8 ) ▁ ▁The ▁False ▁Friend ; ▁or , ▁the