In the excerpt below, Vance discusses Wycherley's varied portrayals of fear and weakness in The Country Wife. As portrayed by Wycherley, the male's primary fear is the loss of sexual potency, while the female's is perpetual incarceration.

In the essay below, Hawkins discusses Wycherley's use of language and imagery in The Country Wife.

In the following essay, Knapp examines the language of The Country Wife for evidence of then current social practices and attitudes. She maintains that this play would have been understood differently by various groups of the time.

In the essay below, Cohen examines the tension and energy inherent in the social situation presented in the play The Country Wife.