The Forced Marriage
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The Forced Marriage is a Restoration-era tragicomedy play by Aphra Behn that explores themes of love, duty, and coerced matrimony, notable as part of her pioneering work as one of the first professional female playwrights in English literature.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Restoration play
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play ⓘ tragicomedy ⓘ |
| author | Aphra Behn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between personal desire and social obligation
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constraints on women in marriage ⓘ power dynamics within marriage ⓘ tension between love and arranged marriage ⓘ |
| genre |
Restoration drama
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tragicomedy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation | Aphra Behn – professional playwright ⓘ |
| hasForm | stage play ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | post-Restoration English theatre ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
example of early modern critique of forced marriage
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important in the history of women’s writing in English drama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Restoration literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
coerced marriage
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duty ⓘ gender roles ⓘ love ⓘ marital consent ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| notableAs | early play by one of the first professional female playwrights in English literature ⓘ |
| partOf | Aphra Behn’s dramatic works ⓘ |
| period | Restoration era ⓘ |
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