ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Every Man in His Humour is a 1598 play by the English playwright Ben Jonson. The play belongs to the subgenre of the “humours comedy, ” in which each major character is dominated by an over-riding humour or obsession.

Detailed explanation-2: -Every Man in His Humour, comic drama in five acts that established the reputation of Ben Jonson, performed in London by the Lord Chamberlain’s Men in 1598 and revised sometime before its publication in the folio edition of 1616.

Detailed explanation-3: -Authenticity. Every Man in his Humour examines what it means to be authentic. Some of the characters try to occupy particular roles, arrogantly performing what they think is expected of them. Like many of the other personality traits on display, Jonson takes great pleasure in showing these up as a sham.

Detailed explanation-4: -At the Curtain Theatre by the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, Shakespeare’s company. According to the playlist printed in the Folio of Every Man in His Humour, Shakespeare originated the role of Knowell.

Detailed explanation-5: -Jonson distinguished two kinds of humour: one was true humour, in which one peculiar quality actually possessed a man, body and soul; the other was an adopted humour, or mannerism, in which a man went out of his way to appear singular by affecting certain fashions of clothing, speech, and social habits.