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I think this play proves to me that the love of money is something that is the same in 2019 as it was in the 1700s.
William Congreve wrote this Restoration comedy in his early 20s! It is is a most excellent piece of work. Smart. Sarcastic. Witty. The story is complex and intricate and sometimes confusing. The characters scheme and plot to do the things they want (marriage and divorce, in particular) and to foil the plots of the others. These characters are cunning. They fill their time with negot ...more
William Congreve wrote this Restoration comedy in his early 20s! It is is a most excellent piece of work. Smart. Sarcastic. Witty. The story is complex and intricate and sometimes confusing. The characters scheme and plot to do the things they want (marriage and divorce, in particular) and to foil the plots of the others. These characters are cunning. They fill their time with negot ...more
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