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	Restoration Comedy is sometimes also referred to as ''artificial comedy'' or ''comedy of manners'', and earlier also as ''Old comedy''.		Restoration Comedy is sometimes also referred to as ''artificial comedy'' or ''comedy of manners'', and earlier also as ''Old comedy''.
	Usually restoration comedy is a term which is used for the kind of drama between the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 and the beginning of the sentimental comedy at the beginning of the 18th century.		Usually restoration comedy is a term which is used for the kind of drama between the [[Restoration]] of the monarchy in 1660 and the beginning of the [[Sentimental Comedy\|sentimental comedy]] at the beginning of the 18th century.


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	== Restoration Comedy ==		== Restoration Comedy ==

	Restoration comedies refer to the time of the Restoration or at least close to it. They mainly present "a society of elegance and stylishness" (Cuddon, 743). In addition, they feature stereotypes of the period, such as ladies and gentlemen of fashion and rank, fops (= followers of fashion) and rakes (= male characters with a developed sex-drive), gallants, and country bumpkins (= someone from the country) as well as social climbers.		Restoration comedies refer to the time of the Restoration or at least close to it. They mainly present "a society of elegance and stylishness" (Cuddon, 743). In addition, they feature stereotypes of the period, such as ladies and gentlemen of fashion and rank, [[Fop\|fops]] (= followers of fashion) and [[Rake\|rakes]] (= male characters with a developed sex-drive), gallants, and country bumpkins (= someone from the country) as well as [[Social mobility\|social climbers]].
	The main topic is the complexity of sexual as well as of marital intrigue (the game of love, so to say) and thus they often deal with adultery and cheating. The plots are often represented by using sophisticated [[repartee]] and the knowledge of the right behaviour and manners of the society.		The main topic is the complexity of sexual as well as of marital intrigue (the game of love, so to say) and thus they often deal with adultery and cheating. The plots are often represented by using sophisticated [[repartee]] and the knowledge of the right behaviour and manners of the society.

	The characters can often be divided according to two social groups. There are characters that belong to the young aristocrats. Those are usually able to behave according to the social norms, as they know them very well and understand how to manipulate them as well. The other group of characters are the social "upstarts" who come from the middle-class and try to belong to the upper-class but often fail and expose themselves by a series of blunders. Although this opposition between aristocrats and citizens holds true for some comedies, the more general pattern juxtaposes in-group and out-group irrespective of their class, more dependent on following the right lifestyle. And one of the standard happy endings is the marriage between the daughter of a citizen and the male protagonist.		The characters can often be divided according to two social groups. There are characters that belong to the young [[Aristocracy\|aristocrats]]. Those are usually able to behave according to the social norms, as they know them very well and understand how to manipulate them as well. The other group of characters are the social "upstarts" who come from the middle-class and try to belong to the upper-class but often fail and expose themselves by a series of blunders. Although this opposition between aristocrats and citizens holds true for some comedies, the more general pattern juxtaposes in-group and out-group irrespective of their class, more dependent on following the right lifestyle. And one of the standard happy endings is the marriage between the daughter of a citizen and the male protagonist.

	The main purpose of this comedies is to mock society. This could have caused negative as well as positive audience responses. If the play was successful, the audience laughed and left the theatres with a good feeling.		The main purpose of this comedies is to mock society. This could have caused negative as well as positive audience responses. If the play was successful, the audience laughed and left the theatres with a good feeling.

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	[[William Congreve]]		[[William Congreve]]
	*''[[The Double Dealer]]'' (1694)		*''[[The Double-Dealer\|The Double Dealer]]'' (1694)

	*''[[Love for Love]]'' (1695)		*''[[Love for Love]]'' (1695)

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	*''[[Love for Love]]'' (1695)		*''[[Love for Love]]'' (1695)

	*''[[The Way of the World]]'' (1700)		*''[[Way of The World\|The Way of the World]]'' (1700)

	[[George Etherege]]		[[George Etherege]]

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	== Main Authors and Works ==		== Main Authors and Works ==

	* [[William Congreve]]		[[William Congreve]]
	''The Double Dealer'' (1694)		*''[[The Double Dealer]]'' (1694)

	''Love for Love'' (1695)		*''[[Love for Love]]'' (1695)

	''The Way of the World'' (1700)		*''[[The Way of the World]]'' (1700)

	* [[George Etherege]]		[[George Etherege]]
	''The Man of Mode'' (1676)		*''[[The Man of Mode]]'' (1676)

	* [[George Farquhar]]		[[George Farquhar]]
	''The Recruiting Officer'' (1706)		*''[[The Recruiting Officer]]'' (1706)

	''The Beaux' Stratagem''(1707)		*''[[The Beaux' Stratagem]]''(1707)

	* [[John Vanbrugh]]		[[John Vanbrugh]]
	''The Relapse'' (1697)		*''[[The Relapse]]'' (1697)

	''The Provoked Wife'' (1697)		*''[[The Provoked Wife]]'' (1697)

	* [[William Wycherley]]		[[William Wycherley]]
	''[[The Country Wife]]'' (publ. 1675)		*''[[The Country Wife]]'' (publ. 1675)

	''The Plain Dealer'' (publ. 1677)		*''[[The Plain Dealer]]'' (publ. 1677)

	== References ==		== References ==

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	*Baldick, Chris. ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms''. Oxford: OUP, 1990.		*Baldick, Chris. ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms''. Oxford: OUP, 1990.
	*Cuddon, J.A. ''The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory''. London: Penguin Books, 1999.		*Cuddon, J.A. ''The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory''. London: Penguin Books, 1999.
	* ~~Game~~ of ~~Love:~~ Restoration Comedy [http://classiclit.about.com/cs/articles/a/aa_restoration.htm]		* Lombardi, Esther. "The Evolution of the Restoration Comedy. This English version of the comedy of manners." ''ThoughtCo.com'', last updated 7 August 2017, http://classiclit.about.com/cs/articles/a/aa_restoration.htm.

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	*Baldick, Chris. ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms''. Oxford: OUP, 1990.		*Baldick, Chris. ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms''. Oxford: OUP, 1990.
	*Cuddon, J.A. ''The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory''. London: Penguin Books, 1999.		*Cuddon, J.A. ''The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory''. London: Penguin Books, 1999.

	~~===Links===~~

	* Game of Love: Restoration Comedy [http://classiclit.about.com/cs/articles/a/aa_restoration.htm]		* Game of Love: Restoration Comedy [http://classiclit.about.com/cs/articles/a/aa_restoration.htm]

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	Restoration comedies refer to the time of the Restoration or at least close to it. They mainly present "a society of elegance and stylishness" (Cuddon, 743). In addition, they feature stereotypes of the period, such as ladies and gentlemen of fashion and rank, fops (= followers of fashion) and rakes (= male characters with a developed sex-drive), gallants, and country bumpkins (= someone from the country) as well as social climbers.		Restoration comedies refer to the time of the Restoration or at least close to it. They mainly present "a society of elegance and stylishness" (Cuddon, 743). In addition, they feature stereotypes of the period, such as ladies and gentlemen of fashion and rank, fops (= followers of fashion) and rakes (= male characters with a developed sex-drive), gallants, and country bumpkins (= someone from the country) as well as social climbers.
	The main topic is the complexity of sexual as well as of marital intrigue (the game of love, so to say) and thus they often deal with adultery and cheating. The plots are often represented by using sophisticated repartee and the knowledge of the right behaviour and manners of the society.		The main topic is the complexity of sexual as well as of marital intrigue (the game of love, so to say) and thus they often deal with adultery and cheating. The plots are often represented by using sophisticated [[repartee]] and the knowledge of the right behaviour and manners of the society.

	The characters can often be divided according to two social groups. There are characters that belong to the young aristocrats. Those are usually able to behave according to the social norms, as they know them very well and understand how to manipulate them as well. The ~~others~~ group of characters are the social "upstarts" who come from the middle-class and try to belong to the upper-class but often fail and expose themselves by a series of blunders. Although this opposition between aristocrats and citizens holds true for some comedies, the more general pattern juxtaposes in-group and out-group irrespective of their class, more dependent on following the right lifestyle. And one of the standard happy endings is the marriage between the daughter of a citizen and the male protagonist.		The characters can often be divided according to two social groups. There are characters that belong to the young aristocrats. Those are usually able to behave according to the social norms, as they know them very well and understand how to manipulate them as well. The other group of characters are the social "upstarts" who come from the middle-class and try to belong to the upper-class but often fail and expose themselves by a series of blunders. Although this opposition between aristocrats and citizens holds true for some comedies, the more general pattern juxtaposes in-group and out-group irrespective of their class, more dependent on following the right lifestyle. And one of the standard happy endings is the marriage between the daughter of a citizen and the male protagonist.

	The main purpose of this comedies is to mock society. This could have caused negative as well as positive audience responses. If the play was successful, the audience laughed and left the theatres with a good feeling.		The main purpose of this comedies is to mock society. This could have caused negative as well as positive audience responses. If the play was successful, the audience laughed and left the theatres with a good feeling.

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	== Comedy ==		== Comedy ==

	A comedy is usually a play, written to amuse its audience, often by appealing to a sense of superiority ~~above~~ the depicted characters. It ~~usally~~ describes things which are much closer to everyday life and manners than those which are described in a tragedy. Consequently, it explores more common human failings and misbehaviour rather than the catastrophes which are typical for tragedies.		A comedy is usually a play, written to amuse its audience, often by appealing to a sense of superiority over the depicted characters. It usually describes things which are much closer to everyday life and manners than those which are described in a tragedy. Consequently, it explores more common human failings and misbehaviour rather than the catastrophes which are typical for tragedies.
	The ending is ~~usally~~ happy.		The ending is usually happy.

	== ~~The~~ Restoration Comedy ==		== Restoration Comedy ==

	Restoration comedies refer to the time of the Restoration or at least close to it. They mainly present "a society of elegance and stylishness"(Cuddon, 743).		Restoration comedies refer to the time of the Restoration or at least close to it. They mainly present "a society of elegance and stylishness" (Cuddon, 743). In addition, they feature stereotypes of the period, such as ladies and gentlemen of fashion and rank, fops (= followers of fashion) and rakes (= male characters with a developed sex-drive), gallants, and country bumpkins (= someone from the country) as well as social climbers.
	In addition, they feature stereotypes of the period, such as ladies and gentlemen of fashion and rank, fops (= followers of fashion) and rakes (= male ~~parts~~), gallants, and country bumpkins (= someone from the country) as well as social climbers.		The main topic is the complexity of sexual as well as of marital intrigue (the game of love, so to say) and thus they often deal with adultery and cheating. The plots are often represented by using sophisticated repartee and the knowledge of the right behaviour and manners of the society.
	The main topic is the complexity of sexual as well as of marital intrigue (the game of love so to say) and thus they often deal with adultery and cheating. The plots are often represented by using sophisticated repartee and the knowledge of the right behaviour and manners of the society.

	The characters can often be divided according to two social groups. There are characters that belong to the young aristocrats. Those are usually able to behave according to the social norms, as they know them very well and understand how to manipulate them as well. The others group of characters are the social "upstarts" who come from the middle-class and try to belong to the upper-class but often fail and expose themselves by a series of blunders.		The characters can often be divided according to two social groups. There are characters that belong to the young aristocrats. Those are usually able to behave according to the social norms, as they know them very well and understand how to manipulate them as well. The others group of characters are the social "upstarts" who come from the middle-class and try to belong to the upper-class but often fail and expose themselves by a series of blunders. Although this opposition between aristocrats and citizens holds true for some comedies, the more general pattern juxtaposes in-group and out-group irrespective of their class, more dependent on following the right lifestyle. And one of the standard happy endings is the marriage between the daughter of a citizen and the male protagonist.

	The main purpose of this comedies is to mock society. This could have caused negative as well as positive audience responses. If the play was successful, the audience laughed and left the theatres with a good feeling.		The main purpose of this comedies is to mock society. This could have caused negative as well as positive audience responses. If the play was successful, the audience laughed and left the theatres with a good feeling.
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	* [[William Wycherley]]		* [[William Wycherley]]
	''[[The Country Wife]]'' (~~1672 or 1673~~)		''[[The Country Wife]]'' (publ. 1675)

	''The Plain Dealer'' (~~1674~~)		''The Plain Dealer'' (publ. 1677)

	== References ==		== References ==

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	''The Way of the World'' (1700)		''The Way of the World'' (1700)

	* [[George ~~Etheredge~~]]		* [[George Etherege]]
	''The Man of Mode'' (1676)		''The Man of Mode'' (1676)

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	''Love for Love'' (1695)		''Love for Love'' (1695)

	''The Way of the ~~Wolrd~~'' (1700)		''The Way of the World'' (1700)

	* [[George Etheredge]]		* [[George Etheredge]]
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	* [[William Wycherley]]		* [[William Wycherley]]
	''The Country Wife'' (1672 or 1673)		''[[The Country Wife]]'' (1672 or 1673)

	''The Plain Dealer'' (1674)		''The Plain Dealer'' (1674)