The Double Dealer
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The Double Dealer is a Restoration comedy play by William Congreve that satirizes hypocrisy and deceit within fashionable 17th-century English society.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Double Dealer canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Restoration comedy
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stage play ⓘ |
| author | William Congreve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| depicts |
deceit
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fashionable 17th-century English society ⓘ hypocrisy ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | five-act play ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCompany | United Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCountry | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceTheatre | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasAntagonist | Maskwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Cynthia
NERFINISHED
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Lady Plyant NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Touchwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Touchwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Maskwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Mellefont NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Paul Plyant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm |
prose dialogue
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verse epilogue ⓘ verse prologue ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Mellefont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleType | play title ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Restoration London theatre culture ⓘ |
| language | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Restoration literature ⓘ |
| movement | Restoration drama ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex plotting
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satire of aristocratic manners ⓘ witty dialogue ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | William Congreve's dramatic works ⓘ |
| satirizes |
deceit in social relations
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fashionable 17th-century English society ⓘ hypocrisy in high society ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| theme |
appearance versus reality
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manipulation ⓘ marital infidelity ⓘ social ambition ⓘ |
| workOf | William Congreve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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