Act II of The Relapse
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Act II of *The Relapse* is a key early section of John Vanbrugh’s Restoration comedy in which intrigue, flirtation, and social satire intensify through characters like the witty Berinthia.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | act of a play ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
fashionable society
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flirtation ⓘ hypocrisy ⓘ intrigue ⓘ marital fidelity ⓘ sexual morality ⓘ social satire ⓘ wit and repartee ⓘ |
| follows | Act I of The Relapse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAudience | theatre-goers ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | John Vanbrugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Amanda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Berinthia NERFINISHED ⓘ Coupler NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Foppington NERFINISHED ⓘ Loveless NERFINISHED ⓘ Nurse ⓘ Servants ⓘ Young Fashion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDramaticMode | comedy of manners ⓘ |
| hasForm |
dialogue
ⓘ
prose ⓘ |
| hasGenre | Restoration comedy ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | late 17th-century English theatre ⓘ |
| hasIntendedEffect |
amusement
ⓘ
social criticism ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacterRole | Berinthia as witty intriguer ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceMedium | stage ⓘ |
| hasPlaceSetting |
London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
upper-class domestic interiors ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriodSetting | Restoration era ⓘ |
| hasTone |
playful
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satirical ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| hasWorkOrder | second act ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
advances character relationships
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develops romantic intrigues ⓘ heightens social satire ⓘ intensifies comic conflict ⓘ |
| partOf | The Relapse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Act III of The Relapse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesDramaticDevice |
aside
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situational irony ⓘ stage business ⓘ verbal irony ⓘ |
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