Scorn is a shortening of Old French escarn, of Germanic origin. The phrase hell hath no fury like a woman scorned is a version of a line in William Congreve's 1697 play The Mourning Bride : âHeav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd, Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn'dâ.
Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. Two hours, 30 minutes. $20-$58. (415) 388-5208. www.marintheatre.org. The passions in August Wilson's musical dialogue reach peaks of operatic intensity in the Marin Theatre Company Fences that opened Tuesday.
Troy Maxson (Carl Lumbly, right) argues with son Cory (Eddie Ray Jackson) as Troy's wife Rose (Margo Hall, left) listens in August Wilson's Fences at Marin Theatre Company. 'Fences' review: August Wilson's cycle plays hit the '50s. Back to Gallery. Fences: Drama.