The Way of the World

William Congreve

Subjects: PR, English drama (Comedy), I

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A comedy of manners by William Congreve, was performed and published in 1700. The play, considered to be Congreve's masterpiece, ridicules assumptions that governed the society of his time, especially those concerning love and marriage. The plot centers around the efforts of lovers Millamant and Mirabell to obtain the permission of Millamant's aunt for their marriage. Despite a scheme that goes awry and after several misunderstandings are cleared up, the two finally obtain her consent.

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