Sir John Brute

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Sir John Brute is a boorish, drunken, and misogynistic husband whose outrageous behavior drives the marital conflict and dark comedy in John Vanbrugh’s Restoration play "The Provoked Wife."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Restoration comedy character
fictional character
male character
theatrical character
appearsIn The Provoked Wife
associatedTheme alcoholism
domestic abuse
gender relations
marital discord
satire of manners
characterTrait abusive
boorish
brutal
coarse
drunken
misogynistic
obnoxious
violent
countryOfOriginWorkAppearsIn England NERFINISHED
createdBy John Vanbrugh
firstPerformanceWork The Provoked Wife
genreOfWorkAppearsIn Restoration comedy
languageOfWorkAppearsIn English
medium stage play
narrativeFunction critique of patriarchal marriage
satire of abusive husbands
source of dark comedy
source of marital conflict
roleInWork protagonist
title husband
spouse Lady Brute
timePeriodOfSetting Restoration era England

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The Provoked Wife featuresCharacter Sir John Brute