1. Comdey of the Restoration Period
The frankness of sexual morality of the restoration comedy no longer shocks the readers anymore because they are now aware that promiscuity and licentiousness was in the fabric of restoration period. ... The play, Rover, hence consists of four different plots tied together by a sole character, Willmore. ... In the tradition of medieval morality plays and Tudor interlude, restoration comedy characters name personify them, fixing them in one dimension. ... For example Helena is the saucy, uppity girl who provides the britches role in the play. ... He tends to create his own brand of morality wh...
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