Difference between revisions of "Madam Gristle"
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Revision as of 16:51, 15 May 2021
- The patient Griselda: (earlier called Grizzel in English) a figure from folk tale who is the model of the patient and obedient wife, obedient even when treated with appalling cruelty by her aristocratic husband. Versions by Boccaccio, Petrarch, and Chaucer, among many others, exist.
- gristle: cartilage (probably another masturbation reference)
- Grizell Steevens: benefactor of Dr Steevens' Hospital
