3. _The Bloody Brother._ (Massinger, Field, Fletcher, and possibly a
fourth writer.)
M.: Act I., Act V., 1.
A. H. B. thinks that Fletcher and Jonson wrote the play, and that
Massinger revised it for a performance at Hampton Court in January,
1636-37.
A. H. C.: There are clearly three hands at work here, one of whom writes
obscurely and uses a good deal of rhyme. Act I., 1 reminds us of Massinger
in several touches, especially lines 269-70. The broken lines in this
scene are complete, as is Massinger’s unfailing practice, but the
ten-syllable line is more common than is usually the case with him. While