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Love at a Love at a LossLoss
Catherine TrotterCatherine TrotterCatherine TrotterCatherine Trotter
http://www.juilliard.edu/update/journal/897journal_story_0302.asp
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Catharine TrotterCatharine TrotterCatharine TrotterCatharine Trotter
1679 –17491679 –1749
AutodidactAutodidact
Wrote plays from Wrote plays from 1696 until her 1696 until her marriage in 1708marriage in 1708
Known as a Known as a philosopher more philosopher more than as a than as a playwrightplaywright
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Wrote in other genres, notably fiction Wrote in other genres, notably fiction
and poetryand poetry
Encouraged by Congreve and othersEncouraged by Congreve and others
Satirized in Satirized in The Female WitsThe Female Wits (Anon. (Anon.
1698) with Mary Pix and Delarivier 1698) with Mary Pix and Delarivier
ManleyManley
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Rational morality: Rational morality: morality originates morality originates in reason alonein reason alone
Evidence in text?Evidence in text?
PhilosophyPhilosophyPhilosophyPhilosophy
http://georgianaduchessofdevonshire.blogspot.com/2008_07_01_archive.html
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Stock charactersStock charactersStock charactersStock characters
Libertine, Fop, Wily Libertine, Fop, Wily servants, True and servants, True and False loversFalse lovers
http://www.clarkhistoricalsociety.org/images/Costume%20Female.gif
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Stock tropesStock tropesStock tropesStock tropes
Flirtations, Flirtations, intrigues, letters, intrigues, letters, mistakesmistakes
http://demodefashion.blogspot.com/2009/01/egality-of-fashion.html
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Verbal duelsVerbal duelsVerbal duelsVerbal duels
Beaumine and Beaumine and LesbiaLesbia
Miranda and Miranda and ConstantConstant
Beaumine and Beaumine and MirandaMiranda
http://chrismueller.net/design.htm
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PairingsPairingsPairingsPairings
Miranda and Constant Miranda and Constant
Lesbia and BeaumineLesbia and Beaumine
Lucilia and PhillomellLucilia and Phillomell
Miranda and BeaumineMiranda and Beaumine
Lesbia and GrandfoyLesbia and Grandfoy
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/1750-1795_in_fashion
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BBeaumine:eaumine: We are all We are all false alike in love, ‘tis false alike in love, ‘tis clear,clear,He that dissembles He that dissembles best is most sincere. best is most sincere. (II.i.254–255) (II.i.254–255)
http://www.cwu.edu/~robinsos/ppages/resources/Costume_History/restoration.htm
LibertinismLibertinism
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Two views set forth, one Two views set forth, one by Phillabell and one by by Phillabell and one by Beaumine: I.ii.18–46; Beaumine: I.ii.18–46; 114–130; 141–144 114–130; 141–144 (pp.596–598) (pp.596–598)
http://en.opera.se/forestallningar/rucklarens-vag-2010-2011/?lographics
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Risks to reputationRisks to reputationRisks to reputationRisks to reputation
Debauching Debauching servantsservants
Ill-considered Ill-considered lettersletters
Listening to menListening to men
http://lexandrose.blogspot.com/2009/02/divine-dutchess-oscar-for-best-costume.html
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The Humane The Humane LibertineLibertine
The Humane The Humane LibertineLibertine
How does How does Beaumine Beaumine compare with compare with Horner and Horner and Willmore?Willmore?
http://www.cwu.edu/~robinsos/ppages/resources/Costume_History/restoration.htm
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MarriageMarriageMarriageMarriage
Deceit fatal/deceit necessary:Deceit fatal/deceit necessary:
LLesbia:esbia: Cheating in all other cases may Cheating in all other cases may be only playing the knave, but any deceit be only playing the knave, but any deceit in marriage must be egregiously playing in marriage must be egregiously playing the fool, when the very injury we do gives the fool, when the very injury we do gives the power of revenging it. (II.i.97–104)the power of revenging it. (II.i.97–104)
Lucilia: Lucilia: Who can condemn this Who can condemn this harmless artifice? (V.ii.162–163)harmless artifice? (V.ii.162–163)
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For discussionFor discussionFor discussionFor discussion
What does this What does this play say about the play say about the institution of institution of marriage?marriage?
How does it How does it compare with compare with other plays we other plays we have read?have read?
http://www.historycooperative.org/cgi-bin/justtop.cgi?act=justtop&url=http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/wm/62.4/haulman.html
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