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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... shows in their ability to successfully manipulate their immediate social environment for their own ends . Thereby wit , so Andrew Williams , serves as a tool for social advancement . " He further contends that „ to possess wit on the ...
... shows in their ability to successfully manipulate their immediate social environment for their own ends . Thereby wit , so Andrew Williams , serves as a tool for social advancement . " He further contends that „ to possess wit on the ...
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... show remarkable similarities in their desire for sexual gratification , while publicly maintaining the appearance of prudery . They are sisters ' every way ' , as the episode shows in which Mrs. Foresight censures Mrs. Frail for making ...
... show remarkable similarities in their desire for sexual gratification , while publicly maintaining the appearance of prudery . They are sisters ' every way ' , as the episode shows in which Mrs. Foresight censures Mrs. Frail for making ...
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... shows his anxiety of being cuckolded in the meantime . His speech is larded with religious terms , much given to biblical analogy , and shows the characteristics of a Puritan manner of speech : Wife - Have you throughly consider ́d how ...
... shows his anxiety of being cuckolded in the meantime . His speech is larded with religious terms , much given to biblical analogy , and shows the characteristics of a Puritan manner of speech : Wife - Have you throughly consider ́d how ...
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Jeremy Colliers A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness | 5 |
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