LITERATURE QUESTIONS
RESTORATION EIGHTEENTH CENTURY DRAMA
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rakes are punished.
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sexual innuendo is removed.
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women do not dress up as men.
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costumes and sets are very minimal.
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good morals are reinforced.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Main characteristics of Restoration Comedy of Manners include a flamboyant display of witty, blunt sexual dialogue, boudoir intrigues, sensual innuendos and rakish behaviour. The tone of the plays is cynical and satirical, while the language and actions are sexually explicit.
Detailed explanation-2: -One of the major themes of restoration comedy is marriage and the game of love. But if marriage is a mirror of society, the couples in the plays show something very dark and sinister about order.
Detailed explanation-3: -Significant examples are George Etherege’s The Man of Mode (1676), William Wycherley’s The Country Wife (1675), and William Congreve’s The Way of the World (1700).
Detailed explanation-4: -Restoration comedies, often called “Comedies of Manners” often include rakish characters, and certainly more explicit language due to the action being limited to the banter between characters.