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Who was the target of satire in Mac Flecknoe?
Who was the target of satire in Mac Flecknoe?
- John Dryden
- Ben Jonson
- Thomas Shadwell (correct)
- William Shakespeare
What was Shadwell's profession?
What was Shadwell's profession?
- Musician
- Poet (correct)
- Scientist
- Painter
What did Dryden think of Shadwell's understanding of true wit?
What did Dryden think of Shadwell's understanding of true wit?
- He believed Shadwell had a great understanding of true wit
- He believed Shadwell had no understanding of true wit (correct)
- He believed Shadwell had some understanding of true wit
- He did not express his opinion on Shadwell's understanding of true wit
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Study Notes
- Mac Flecknoe was published anonymously in 1682
- Thomas Shadwell was the target of satire in Mac Flecknoe
- Shadwell was born in 1642 and was a dramatist and professed imitator of Ben Jonson
- Shadwell's wit and writing made him popular
- Dryden had been friendly with Shadwell from 1668 to 1679
- Dryden had praised Shadwell's genius in an Epilogue to The Volunteers and a Prologue to A True Widow
- Dryden and Shadwell had worked together on critical comments for Settle's Empress of Morocco
- Dryden and Shadwell had a literary debate on rhyme, wit, humour and other issues
- Dryden believed that Shadwell had no understanding of true wit or the merit of Ben Jonson
- The real or historical Shadwell is less important than Dryden's Shadwell in the context of Mac Flecknoe.
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