The Way of the World
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About This Book
One of the greatest of all Restoration comedies, "The Way of the World"William Congreve's masterpiece — a rich and knowing comedy of manners that not only satirizes the falsity, pretense and shallowness of the London society of his day, but also offers a depth of feeling, sensitivity, and polished phrasing that elevates the play far above other efforts in the genre.Delightfully entertaining, The Way of the World abounds in brilliant word play, delicious verbal battles of the sexes (some consider the famous scene between Mirabell and Millamant as one of the most profound analyses of the marriag...
Chapters (70)
- THE WAY OF THE WORLD A COMEDY
- TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE RALPH, EARL OF MOUNTAGUE, ETC.
- PROLOGUE.
- DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.
- ACT I.—SCENE I.
- SCENE II.
- SCENE III.
- SCENE IV.
- SCENE V.
- SCENE VI.
- SCENE VII.
- SCENE VIII.
- SCENE IX.
- ACT II.—SCENE I.
- SCENE II.
- SCENE III.
- SCENE IV.
- SCENE V.
- SCENE VI.
- SCENE VII.
- SCENE VIII.
- SCENE IX.
- ACT III.—SCENE I.
- SCENE II.
- SCENE III.
- SCENE IV.
- SCENE V.
- SCENE VI.
- SCENE VII.
- SCENE VIII.
- SCENE IX.
- SCENE X.
- SCENE XI.
- SCENE XII.
- SCENE XIII.
- SCENE XIV.
- SCENE XV.
- SCENE XVI.
- SCENE XVII.
- SCENE XVIII.
- ACT IV.—SCENE I.
- SCENE II.
- SCENE III.
- SCENE IV.
- SCENE V.
- SCENE VI.
- SCENE VII.
- SCENE VIII.
- SCENE IX.
- SCENE X.
- SCENE XI.
- SCENE XII.
- SCENE XIII.
- SCENE XIV.
- SCENE XV.
- ACT V.—SCENE I.
- SCENE II.
- SCENE III.
- SCENE IV.
- SCENE V.
- SCENE VI.
- SCENE VII.
- SCENE VIII.
- SCENE IX.
- SCENE X.
- SCENE XI.
- SCENE XII.
- SCENE XIII.
- SCENE the Last.
- EPILOGUE.
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