This paper expands on how disempowered women protagonists in the Comedia recover their sense of agency under new contemporary readings. Specifically, since the passing of domestic violence legislation in 2004, a new wave of Comedia adaptations have resorted to the symbolic capital of early modern classics to raise awareness of women’s misrepresentation and gender violence. I evaluate this historical revisionism as a socio-cultural phenomenon that is increasingly entrenched in contemporary Spanish theater.