Millamant
E644557
Millamant is the witty, fashionable, and sharp-tongued heroine of William Congreve’s Restoration comedy "The Way of the World."
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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heroine ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Way of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
female autonomy
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marriage negotiations ⓘ social satire ⓘ wit and manners ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
clever
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fashionable ⓘ independent ⓘ satirical ⓘ sharp-tongued ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWorkContext | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Congreve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfWorkContext | 1700 ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkContext | Restoration comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalReception | celebrated as one of Congreve’s finest comic heroines ⓘ |
| hasDialogueStyle |
elaborate repartee
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epigrammatic wit ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| hasLiterarySignificance | exemplar of the witty Restoration heroine archetype ⓘ |
| hasMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| hasNotableScene | proviso scene with Mirabell ⓘ |
| hasRomanticInterest | Mirabell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSocialStatusInFiction | gentlewoman ⓘ |
| influencedByContext | late 17th-century London high society ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkContext | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
female lead
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romantic heroine ⓘ |
| setInWorkContext | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workContextAuthor | William Congreve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workContextForm | stage play ⓘ |
| workContextLiteraryPeriod | Restoration literature ⓘ |
| workContextTitle | The Way of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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