When We Are Married
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"When We Are Married" is a 1938 comic play by English dramatist J. B. Priestley that follows three respectable couples whose social standing is thrown into chaos when they discover their marriages may not be legally valid.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic play
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play ⓘ stage work ⓘ |
| author | J. B. Priestley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfSetting | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1938 ⓘ |
| dramaticConflict | threat to the couples' social respectability ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | comedy of manners ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | ensemble piece ⓘ |
| dramaturgicalStyle | realist comedy ⓘ |
| form | three-act play ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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farce ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
clergy
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domestic servants ⓘ journalist ⓘ respectable middle-class couples ⓘ |
| hasDramaticIrony | yes ⓘ |
| hasHumourStyle |
character-based humour
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situational comedy ⓘ verbal wit ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeDevice | revelation of invalid marriages ⓘ |
| hasTone |
comic
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satirical ⓘ |
| influencedBy | English social comedy tradition ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult theatre audiences ⓘ |
| isFictional | true ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| notableFeature | focus on three middle-class couples ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | J. B. Priestley plays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorCareer | one of J. B. Priestley’s notable comedies ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Three respectable couples discover their marriages may not be legally valid, throwing their social standing into chaos. ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
hypocrisy
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marriage ⓘ respectability ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| theme |
conventional morality
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marital relationships ⓘ public image versus private reality ⓘ the fragility of social status ⓘ |
| writer | J. B. Priestley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 1938 ⓘ |
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