‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore

A forbidden love, a meddling nurse, a complicit affair, and a tragic and bloody ending – but it’s the lurid twist of a brother and sister in love that sets this bloody 17th century Revenge Tragedy apart from Shakespeare’s classic tale of star-crossed lovers. John Ford’s potent, poetic masterpiece finds surprising grace at the heart of one of our most enduring taboos.