What You Will

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"What You Will" is a work associated with John Marston, likely a notable literary piece that contributed to his recognition.

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instanceOf play
stage comedy
approximateCompositionDate around 1601
author John Marston NERFINISHED
contributedTo reputation of John Marston as a dramatist
countryOfOrigin England
dramaticForm five-act play
dramaticType comedy of humours
firstPerformanceDate early 17th century
genre comedy
satire
hasAlternativeClassification city comedy (broadly construed)
hasCharacter Albano NERFINISHED
Holofernes Pippo NERFINISHED
Laverdure NERFINISHED
Possibility
Quadratus NERFINISHED
Sordido NERFINISHED
hasCharacterType braggart soldier
courtier
parasite
satiric wit
hasDramatist John Marston NERFINISHED
hasForm verse and prose mixture
hasStyle dense wordplay
satiric tone
witty dialogue
hasTheme courtly manners
individual will and desire
romantic intrigue
satire of social affectation
intendedAudience public theatre audiences
isContemporaryWith Twelfth Night NERFINISHED
language English
literaryInfluenceOn later English satiric comedy
literaryMovement Jacobean drama NERFINISHED
literaryPeriod English Renaissance NERFINISHED
literaryTradition early modern English comedy
medium theatre
partOf John Marston’s dramatic canon
setting Urbino NERFINISHED
sharesTitlePhraseWith Twelfth Night, or What You Will NERFINISHED
subjectOf scholarly analysis in Renaissance drama studies

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John Marston notableWork What You Will