Sex and the Maiden is a play by Ariel Dorfman that explores the themes of trauma, revenge, and eroticism. The plot revolves around Paulina, a former political prisoner who was tortured and raped by a doctor during a dictatorship. Years later, she recognizes the voice of her rapist in a stranger named Roberto, who is a friend of her husband Gerardo, a human rights lawyer. Paulina decides to take matters into her own hands and kidnaps Roberto, tying him to a bed and subjecting him to a mock trial. She forces him to confess his crimes and to reenact the sexual abuse he inflicted on her. Gerardo is torn between his loyalty to his wife and his duty to uphold the law. Roberto denies being the doctor, but also reveals some disturbing details that make Paulina doubt his innocence. The play ends with an ambiguous scene, where Paulina and Roberto are alone in the bedroom, and the audience is left to wonder if they will have sex or kill each other.