A DANGEROUS GAME.

The article analyzes the danger of the political idea articulated by the play "A Game at Chess," a political satire written by Thomas Middleton that exploited Hispanophobia through real-world Anglo-Spanish diplomacy. Topics discussed include divisions between the play's Black House and White House in the plot to establish a universal monarchy, political climate of the 1620s and the relationship between England and Habsburg Spain, and impact of the play on Renaissance theater.