Alithea
E866110
Alithea is a virtuous and intelligent gentlewoman in William Wycherley’s Restoration comedy "The Country Wife," whose moral integrity contrasts with the play’s surrounding hypocrisy and sexual intrigue.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ gentlewoman ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| analyzedFor |
representation of female virtue in Restoration comedy
ⓘ
tension between personal integrity and social pressure ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Country Wife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act II of The Country Wife
ⓘ
Act III of The Country Wife NERFINISHED ⓘ Act IV of The Country Wife NERFINISHED ⓘ Act V of The Country Wife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
honesty versus affectation
ⓘ
marriage and fidelity ⓘ virtue tested by social corruption ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
honest
ⓘ
intelligent ⓘ loyal ⓘ morally upright ⓘ rational ⓘ sincere ⓘ virtuous ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
hypocrisy in The Country Wife
ⓘ
sexual intrigue in The Country Wife ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Wycherley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
foil to Harcourt
ⓘ
foil to Sparkish ⓘ foil to the libertine ethos of the play ⓘ moral center of The Country Wife ⓘ |
| engagedTo | Sparkish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext | London Restoration stage ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | Restoration comedy ⓘ |
| hasMediumAdaptation |
stage revivals
ⓘ
television adaptations of The Country Wife ⓘ |
| hasRoleInWork | major character in The Country Wife ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Pinchwife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOriginOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Restoration literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lovedBy | Harcourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | truth ⓘ |
| medium | stage drama ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | English ⓘ |
| relatedAs | sister of Pinchwife ⓘ |
| studiedIn | English literature courses ⓘ |
| symbolizes | moral integrity ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | Restoration era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1675 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Country Wife