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The Restoration theatre and William Congreve

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The Restoration theatre
The Puritans had closed down the theatres, but, with the restoration of the republic, theatres were made legal again in 1660. Theatres were roofed, they had bulbs and footlights; there was a drop curtain and a painted movable feast. Actors were now tied to the theatre by contract and actresses played male roles. The audience belonged to the upper classes, who used to go to the theatre to see the plays and also to meet fashionable playwrights.
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The Way of the World: The conditions for marriage
Millamant desires the freedom to ________ alone if she is not in a good mood.
Millamant's personality seems to be ________, impulsive, independent, loving, unconventional and witty.
Both characters use irony to avoid expressing their ________ for each other.
Millamant will ________ accept her position as a wife if Mirabell accepts her conditions.
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The Comedy of Manners
The Comedy of Manners was a kind of comedy which made fun of the manners and ________ of an artificial and sophisticated society.
Characters were more types than individuals: the 'fop' was a new type of ________ character opposed to the 'gallant', or 'fortunate lover'.
The heroine was ________ and more interested in ________ than in morals.
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The Comedy of Manners
In the Comedy of Manners
A: atmosphere, dialogue and satire were less important than the plot.
B: the plot was often based on intriguing situations.
C: realism on the stage was created by the use of verse.
D: themes like marriage were never linked to sex and money.
E: there was often a witty, amoral couple including an abandoned mistress and a cuckolded man.
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William Congreve: life
A: Congreve was born near London and studied at Cambridge University.
B: Congreve wrote his first comedy, The Old Bachelor, while he was studying law in London.
C: Congreve wrote another comedy, The Mourning Bride, but it was not very successful.
D: The Way of the World, written in 1700, received a triumphant reception.
E: Congreve continued writing for the stage and wrote plays for the Duchess of Marlborough.
F: Congreve died after a carriage accident in 1729.
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The Way of the World: setting and plot
Part of the play takes place in the ________ home of one of the main characters,
Lady Wishfort.
Mirabell, a former libertine, is in love with ________ but he cannot obtain
________ backing for their marriage.
Mirabell succeeds in the end because he saves Lady Wishfort from the ________ of the false friend Fainall.
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The Way of the World: characters and themes
The main values in marriage at the time were those of property and courtship. Millamant and Mirabell are shown as conventional people who express themselves with respectful language. The plot turns on love and the play analyses the relationship between passion and bad manners.
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The Way of the World: themes
Marriage is seen as
A: a sweet sacrament.
B: a battle for supremacy.
C: characterised by a restraining discipline.
D: the fulfilment of a dream of romantic love.
E: linked to mutual respect.
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The Way of the World: characters
A person who esteems beauty: ________  
A person who simulates things: ________  
A person who hopes to find love: ________
A person who has numerous lovers: ________
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The Way of the World: The conditions for marriage
Mirabell and Millamant are discussing their ________.
Millamant's request is to be able to lie in ________ as long as she wants in the morning.
________ thinks a husband and wife should never ________ or show affection in public places.
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