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Etherege, Theme 2: Libertine language and 6 libertines, Masks, Theme 3:…
Etherege
gives the comedy a
spectacular
purpose
its aim is to exhibit and be satirist, not to censure or give moral
seeing the libertine in human and not moral terms
Theme 2: Libertine language and 6 libertines
Harriet
Not 100 % like the others
Final
One may accept both institution (marriage) without renouncing wit
Marry without surrendering individuality to matrimony
Have the same view of the world
Believe in
true love
Emilia
Young Bellair
Lady Woodwill
Dorimant
Medley
Sometimes libertinism is a threat for themselves
Rebellion critisizing institutions through
Metaphorical language
creates a polite fiction
not understood or used by
Sir Fopling
language enriched of French phrases
anyway, his
joie de vivre
is captivating
e.t. in surface
appearance
sincere
opposes to it (e.g. tennis: he says "I'm talking about love and you, Dorimant, speak of tennis?)
Mrs. Loveit
inable to mask her passions
this disgusts Dorimant
intrigue (concealment)
discrete seduction
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Old Bellair
monotonous speech pattern
old fool
used to control their world: they're the most powerful characters of the play
Masks
Dorimant (Mr. Courtage, to mask his reputation) vs Harriet (her mother knows the reputation
He and Fopling try to be more socially acceptable
Vizard
a doubtful figure that masks perfectly Dorimant's sexual appetite
to illustrate the metaphorical technique of the libertines
change masks as they change dangerous topics for innocuous ones (E.g. small/deep game)
Theme 3: Harriet's transformation of libertine language
E.g. the metaphor of "small" (flirt) and "deep" (whore) game
they disagree but he's flattered because she provoked him, but with wit using libertine language
She treats him like he treats Loveit
undergoes a
transformation of libertine attitude
: turns the language at her own ends; it's a
vehicle
to make Dorimant confess and front his ideology
to prove he'll not lose his indipendence though the matrimony
Corrective impulse
solves the libertin dilemma
Theme 1: ambivalence
Dorimant's paradoxical nature
Treats the mistresses shamefully
Is charming and magnetic
Etherege like the ambiguous aristocracy of that time
supports
the status quo
condemns
the radical