▁involved ▁with . ▁In ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁play , ▁Anna ’ s ▁male ▁love ▁interest ▁leaves ▁her ▁for ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁wants ▁her ▁to ▁return ▁the ▁emer ald ▁j ew el ▁that ▁he ▁gave ▁her . ▁This ▁gives ▁Cla ire ▁fis cal ▁power ▁over ▁Anna ▁which ▁contrast s ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁tradition ▁of ▁men ▁ow ning ▁their ▁w ives ’ ▁money . ▁▁ ▁The ▁plot ▁of ▁Boston ▁Mar riage ▁does ▁not ▁include ▁the ▁common ▁s tere ot ypes ▁of ▁women ▁being ▁married ▁to ▁a ▁man , ▁finan cially ▁dependent ▁on ▁their ▁hus b ands , ▁and ▁spend ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁time ▁taking ▁care ▁of ▁their ▁children . ▁ ▁Les bian ▁them es ▁in ▁theatre ▁is ▁a ▁direct ▁response ▁to ▁America ’ s ▁anti - L GB T Q + ▁and ▁anti - the atr ical ▁att itudes ▁in ▁its ▁history . ▁“ Les bian ” ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁word ▁used ▁in ▁Western ▁society ▁until ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century . ▁The ▁roles ▁of ▁les bian ▁and ▁gay ▁characters ▁in ▁theatre ▁were ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁two ▁separate ▁them es ▁until ▁the ▁latter ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century . ▁There ▁is ▁not ▁as ▁much ▁public ▁interest ▁in ▁plays ▁written ▁exclus ively ▁about ▁les bian ▁characters ▁than ▁there ▁are ▁about ▁plays ▁with ▁exclus ively ▁gay ▁characters . ▁Similarly ▁to ▁early ▁plays ▁that ▁included ▁gay ▁characters , ▁plays ▁including ▁les bi ans ▁tradition ally ▁ended ▁in ▁violence ▁and ▁death . ▁ ▁Pl ays ▁with ▁exclus ively ▁les bian ▁characters ▁that ▁were ▁written ▁by ▁les