Lord Foppington

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Lord Foppington is a vain, affected aristocratic fop and comic figure in Restoration drama, best known as the central dandy in John Vanbrugh’s play "The Relapse."


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Predicate Object
instanceOf aristocrat
comic character
dandy
fictional character
fop
stage character
appearsIn The Relapse
associatedWith English Restoration theatre
Restoration drama
characterType affected
aristocratic fop
vain
createdBy John Vanbrugh
fictionalUniverse The Relapse universe
firstAppearance The Relapse
firstAppearanceDate 1696 (approximate, date of The Relapse premiere)
genre Restoration comedy
hasTitle Lord
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod Restoration era
medium theatre
nationality English (fictional)
notableFor being a quintessential Restoration stage fop
comic portrayal of aristocratic vanity
portrayedAs concerned with appearance
fashion-obsessed
ridiculous in his affectations
roleInWork central character in The Relapse
comic figure in The Relapse
socialClass nobility

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
The Relapse
hasMainCharacter

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