ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Mourning Bride, tragedy in five acts by William Congreve, produced and published in 1697. It is the source of the lines “Music has charms to soothe a savage breast” and “Heav’n has no rage, like love to hatred turn’d, /Nor Hell a fury, like a woman scorn’d.”

Detailed explanation-2: -It premiered in 1697 at Betterton’s Co., Lincoln’s Inn Fields. The play centers on Zara, a queen held captive by Manuel, King of Granada, and a web of love and deception which results in the mistaken murder of Manuel who is in disguise, and Zara’s also mistaken suicide in response.

Detailed explanation-3: -His major plays were The Old Bachelour (1693), The Double-Dealer (1693), Love for Love (1695), and The Way of the World (1700).

Detailed explanation-4: -William Congreve (1670–1729) was an English playwright and poet of the Restoration period. He is known for his clever, satirical dialogue and influence on the comedy of manners style of that period. His plays include The Way of the World.