LITERATURE QUESTIONS
RESTORATION EIGHTEENTH CENTURY DRAMA
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A play about a character who is unsuccessful in all that he or she attempts
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A play that focuses upon domestic rather than heroic subjects
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A play that is focused on selfish characters, in contrast to sympathetic drama
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A play about kings and queens
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A play about servants
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Detailed explanation-1: -The term she-tragedy, also known as pathetic tragedy refers to a vogue in the late 17th and early 18th centuries for tragic plays focused on the sufferings of a woman, sometimes innocent and virtuous but often a woman who had committed some sort of sexual sin.
Detailed explanation-2: -These three types are: Humour, Manners, and Intrigue. Comedies of Humour were made popular by the Renaissance playwright and poet Ben Jonson earlier in the century. These plays centralized around a specific character who had an overshadowing trait. Comedy of Manners were the most popular form of Restoration Drama.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -comedy of manners, witty, cerebral form of dramatic comedy that depicts and often satirizes the manners and affectations of a contemporary society. A comedy of manners is concerned with social usage and the question of whether or not characters meet certain social standards.