EN 2633 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Dowry, Dramatization, Restoration Comedy
9 Feb 2018
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The people on the stage, they"re seeing their values: what is congreve saying to his audience: he is saying that his audience is empty. What women are on the stage, what they"re doing on the stage, what people are saying about women on the stage. Trying to make their lives seems flashier than it really is. Dowry: what a woman brings into the marriage: wealth or land. Jointure: something that the husband legally sets aside for his wife in the event of his death. Stages: how does the type of stage affect the relationship between the actors and the audiences. The goal is not just, but sexual conquest among men. William congreve: born in yorkshire in 1670, died in 1729, 5 plays produced in london between 1693-1700, the way of the world (1700, uses conventions the comedy of manners to show its limitations and its faults.
