Millamant

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Millamant is the witty, fashionable, and sharp-tongued heroine of William Congreve’s Restoration comedy "The Way of the World."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
heroine
theatrical character
appearsIn The Way of the World NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme female autonomy
marriage negotiations
social satire
wit and manners
characterTrait clever
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
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
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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William Congreve hasCharacter Millamant