The Way Of The World

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As a Restoration Period comedy play, the story revolves around a pair of lovers, Millamant and Mirabell, who establish a rather unconventional marriage arrangement based on their knowledge of the way of the world which, as they know, is inhabited primarily by intriguers, fops, and fools. The satire and criticism of upper class people’s manners and behaviours are variable in many examples through the play. For example, Mirabell’s admiration for money more than his love to Millamant; and also Lady Wishfort’s coquette attitudes such as overdressing and making up.
As Congreve mentions that: “Those characters are meant to be ridiculous in most of our comedies”,( Burns, Edward. Restoration Comedy: Crises of Desire and Identity. London: The MacMillan Press Ltd., 1987.)ironically, he tells the truth and does the right one.
On the other hand, Mirabell plots to marry Lady Wishfort to Sir Rowland which appeals to her vanity and to her desire for revenge...