Thomas Middleton: Quick Facts

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Born	April 1580? • London • England
Died	July 4, 1627 • Newington • England
Notable Works	“A Chaste Maid in Cheapside” • “A Faire Quarrell” • “A Game at Chess” • “A Trick to Catch the Old-One” • “Michaelmas Term” • “The Changeling” • “The Revenger’s Tragedy” • “The Roaring Girl” • “Women Beware Women”
Movement / Style	Jacobean age

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Title page of Thomas Middleton's play The Roaring Girle

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