Character Portrayal in Congreve's Comedies The Old Batchelour, Love for Love, and The Way of the WorldE. Mellen Press, 1996 - 151 páginas This study offers a detailed examination of these three comedies against their Restoration background. Particular attention is paid to the concept of the marriage market. |
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... attempts to obtain sex . The fop's elaborate attempts at courtship are ridiculous and doomed to failure from the very beginning , Williams observes . 124 Just as Tattle in Love for Love is presumptuous enough to aspire to the hand of ...
... attempts to obtain sex . The fop's elaborate attempts at courtship are ridiculous and doomed to failure from the very beginning , Williams observes . 124 Just as Tattle in Love for Love is presumptuous enough to aspire to the hand of ...
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... attempts to " veil shortcomings , tries to hide something that exists " , whereas affectation is an " attempt to cover up a shortcoming by producing the illusion of the quality which is lacking . " Characters who admit their ...
... attempts to " veil shortcomings , tries to hide something that exists " , whereas affectation is an " attempt to cover up a shortcoming by producing the illusion of the quality which is lacking . " Characters who admit their ...
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... attempts to exploit marital love in order to gain financial security , which would simultaneously enhance her social position . For her , as a true mercenary character , „ love is a way to money , which is in turn a way to social status ...
... attempts to exploit marital love in order to gain financial security , which would simultaneously enhance her social position . For her , as a true mercenary character , „ love is a way to money , which is in turn a way to social status ...
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Jeremy Colliers A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness | 5 |
II | 16 |
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According amorous Angelica Araminta attacked audience behaviour Belinda Bellmour Brian ed Carl Hanna Klaus century comedy of manners comic Congreve's comedies Congreve's plays contends courtship critics cuckold disguise dramatic dramatists Ernest Benn 1972 Etherege Fainall Fainall's Foakes Fondlewife fools Foresight fortune Frail Fujimura gallants Heartwell hero heroine Holland husband hypocrisy hypocritical Ibid Immorality and Profaneness Jantz Jeremy Collier Lady Wishfort libertine literary Literature London Love for Love lovers Markley marriage marry Marwood matrimony Millamant Millamant's Mirabell Mirabell's mistress moral Muir nature Nevertheless Old Batchelour op.cit Parfitt playwrights pleasure pretended protagonists Prue Puritans Puschmann-Nalenz rake rake-heroes reform regarded relationship Restoration comedy Restoration Fop reveals ridiculous satire Schneider sexual Sharma Short View Silvia Sir Rowland Sir Sampson Sir Wilfull social society stage Tattle thereby truewits Vainlove Vainlove's Valentine Valentine's virtue Weele wife William Congreve wit comedy Wittol witty Witwoud woman women World WW II Wycherley young