Why way of the world is considered as a restoration comedy?
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Answer:
Restoration as a historical period was a time when England was an established colonial power in the world. It was a time of materialism and commerce and the people of the period emphasized money, pleasure and sex. Love and marriage were judged in terms of money. Artificiality and immorality were the defining features of the age. People looked towards relaxation and pleasure and serious things mattered less to them.
Explanation:
Since the age was not capable of feeling the intensity of tragic emotions, witty and light hearted dramatic stuff worked much better with them. The shallowness and vulgarity of the time are convincingly brought to light. The play is written in prose to depict the age of commerce and money. The language of money is the number and prose, not the poetry. The play does not end with everyone happy, but Mirabell and Millamant possess the advantage and look forward to marriage. Finally, all deception is revealed, the proper lovers are joined, and the complications are smoothed out. As the play carefully examines the relationships between the sexes and the impediments a sophisticated society throws between them the play transcends its age and becomes a timeless comedy. As it embodies the major features of the Restoration Comedy of manners, it is a representative play of the age. It is a brilliant comedy of manners. By holding up to ridicule the foibles and follies of the age, it shows ways to social reform which is what a comedy basically does.