The Provoked Wife

E17674

Restoration comedy play stage work

The Provoked Wife is a late 17th-century Restoration comedy play by John Vanbrugh, known for its sharp wit and exploration of marriage and female agency.

Aliases (1)

The Provoked Husband (unfinished) ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Restoration comedy → play → stage work →
author	John Vanbrugh →
countryOfOrigin	Kingdom of England →
dramaticForm	comedy of manners →
examinesPatriarchy	true →
exploresSocialClass	true →
featuresCharacter	Belinda → Constant → Heartfree → Lady Brute → Lady Fancyfull → Mademoiselle → Rasor → Sir John Brute →
firstPerformanceCompany	United Company →
firstPerformanceTheatre	Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre →
genre	Restoration comedy → comedy →
hasMarriagePlot	true →
hasProseDialogue	true →
hasSatiricalElements	true →
hasStageRevival	true →
hasStrongFemaleCharacters	true →
hasSubplot	true →
hasWittyDialogue	true →
isPartOf	Restoration comedy canon →
isStudiedIn	English literature courses → theatre studies courses →
literaryPeriod	Restoration literature →
movement	Restoration theatre →
narrativeFocus	marital conflict → women's autonomy in marriage →
originalLanguage	English →
portraysDrunkenHusband	true →
questionsMaritalObedienceNorms	true →
settingPeriod	Restoration era →
settingPlace	London →
theme	adultery → female agency → gender roles → jealousy → marriage → social satire →
writer	John Vanbrugh →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Constant → Lady Brute → Rasor → Sir John Brute →	appearsIn
John Vanbrugh → John Vanbrugh →	notableWork
John Vanbrugh → John Vanbrugh ("The Provoked Husband (unfinished)") →	wrote
Constant →	centralCharacterIn
Sir John Brute →	firstPerformanceWork