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What is the main theme of The Way of the World?
Which character is primarily interested in money and property?
What is the writing style of The Way of the World?
What is the significance of the characters' names in the play?
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Study Notes
- The Way of the World tells the stories of two couples, Mirabell and Millamant and Fainall and Mrs Marwood.
- The play compares and contrasts different human relationships.
- Fainall is a cynical opportunist interested in money and property.
- Mirabell and Millamant appear to be made for each other and are realists who know the way of the world.
- The play explores what makes a good marriage and anticipates concerns of the late 18th and early 19th-century novel.
- The language and style of the play is rooted in the spirit of the Restoration.
- The play is full of verbal humor and games.
- The names of the characters are symbolic of their personality traits.
- The play occasionally offers a brief look at the pain and suffering that exists under the mask of humor.
- Most of the characters come to help Mirabell and Millamant in the end.
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"Find out if you know the ins and outs of William Congreve's classic play, The Way of the World. Test your knowledge on the contrasting relationships between the two couples, the symbolic names of the characters, and the play's exploration of marriage and human nature. See if you can identify the humor and verbal games that make this Restoration-era play a timeless classic. Take the quiz now and discover if you truly know the way of this world."
