the commedy of manners
DESCRIPTION
Moliere. Congreve. THE COMMEDY OF MANNERS. Shakespeare. Wycherley. WHAT?. WHEN?. WHERE?. WHO?. A play with satirizing society's manners It implies a polite and a well-bred behaviour Hilarious send-up of a particular social group - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
THE THE COMMEDY OF COMMEDY OF
MANNERSMANNERS
Moliere
Shakespeare Wycherley
Congreve
WHAT?
WHERE?WHEN?
WHO?
A play with satirizing society's manners It implies a polite and a well-bred behaviour Hilarious send-up of a particular social group The satire tended to focus on their materialistic nature
England
1685 - 1700
William WhycherleyWilliam Congreve
France
1660 - 1700
Molière
THE WAY OF THE WORLD (1700)
Characters: Mirabell Millamant Lady Wishfort, Millamant's aunt
Mill - amant She who has a lot of lovers
Mira - bell He who is beautiful to see him
WORK BY:WORK BY:
Allegro Allegro GiuliaGiulia