... is obvious that there is the aspects of the hypocrisy, selfishness, and ungratefulness of the characters who called "upper class" and "aristocrats" in society. As the result, it can be said that, the satire and criticism of these selfish and proud characters are derived from the characteristics of Restoration Comedy. Besides this, there are many "witty" dialogues between the characters that implies ... Congreve, as a passionate unmarried man, became a successful restoration period playwright who had the abilities of using a perfect and witty language, showing the importance of logic, crit...

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