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Scene in which the witty couple of a [[Restoration Comedy]] (usually a witty, but virtuous lady and a [[Rake|rake]]) agree on conditions for their marriage. These conditions usually comprise the demand that the rake give up his promiscuous and irresponsible ways and thus show a tendency towards a more equal relationship of the genders. ''Proviso scenes'' were typically used in Restoration comedy after 1690. They were influenced by [[John Locke|Locke]]’s contract theory model (contracts between equals) and reflect a shift in cultural values and society. | |||
An especially famous example of a proviso scene is the debate between the witty couple Mirabell and Millamant in William Congreve’s | An especially famous example of a proviso scene is the debate between the witty couple Mirabell and Millamant in William Congreve’s ''The [[Way of The World]]'' (1700). | ||
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== '''Sources''' == | == '''Sources''' == | ||
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restoration_literature | |||
Latest revision as of 10:56, 6 November 2009
Scene in which the witty couple of a Restoration Comedy (usually a witty, but virtuous lady and a rake) agree on conditions for their marriage. These conditions usually comprise the demand that the rake give up his promiscuous and irresponsible ways and thus show a tendency towards a more equal relationship of the genders. Proviso scenes were typically used in Restoration comedy after 1690. They were influenced by Locke’s contract theory model (contracts between equals) and reflect a shift in cultural values and society.
An especially famous example of a proviso scene is the debate between the witty couple Mirabell and Millamant in William Congreve’s The Way of The World (1700).