She Stoops to Conquer (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Comedy of manners definition
Comedy of manners definition
Play mocking social customs via witty dialogue & satire
Restoration period dates & context
Restoration period dates & context
1660-1700; Charles II's return after Puritan rule
Laughing comedy vs sentimental comedy
Laughing comedy vs sentimental comedy
Laughing: wit/humour; Sentimental: emotion/morals
Speaking names (allegorical names)
Speaking names (allegorical names)
Character names reflecting personality traits/roles
Kate Hardcastle name meaning
Kate Hardcastle name meaning
Determination & strength ('hard')
Three unities in drama
Three unities in drama
Unity of time, place, action (classical convention)
Age of Johnson refers to
Age of Johnson refers to
2nd half of 18th century; named after Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary year
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary year
1755
Women on English stage began
Women on English stage began
1660, after Restoration (boys previously played women)
Theatre venues in England by 1805
Theatre venues in England by 1805
More than 280 venues for theatrical entertainment