Act II of The Relapse

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Act II of *The Relapse* is a key early section of John Vanbrugh’s Restoration comedy in which intrigue, flirtation, and social satire intensify through characters like the witty Berinthia.

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Act II of The Relapse canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf act of a play ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of England ⓘ
featuresTheme fashionable society ⓘ
flirtation ⓘ
hypocrisy ⓘ
intrigue ⓘ
marital fidelity ⓘ
sexual morality ⓘ
social satire ⓘ
wit and repartee ⓘ
follows Act I of The Relapse ⓘ
hasAudience theatre-goers ⓘ
hasAuthor John Vanbrugh ⓘ
hasCharacter Amanda ⓘ
Berinthia ⓘ
Coupler ⓘ
Lord Foppington ⓘ
Loveless ⓘ
Nurse ⓘ
Servants ⓘ
Young Fashion ⓘ
hasDramaticMode comedy of manners ⓘ
hasForm dialogue ⓘ
prose ⓘ
hasGenre Restoration comedy ⓘ
hasHistoricalContext late 17th-century English theatre ⓘ
hasIntendedEffect amusement ⓘ
social criticism ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasNotableCharacterRole Berinthia as witty intriguer ⓘ
hasPerformanceMedium stage ⓘ
hasPlaceSetting London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

upper-class domestic interiors ⓘ
hasTimePeriodSetting Restoration era ⓘ
hasTone playful ⓘ
satirical ⓘ
witty ⓘ
hasWorkOrder second act ⓘ
narrativeFunction advances character relationships ⓘ
develops romantic intrigues ⓘ
heightens social satire ⓘ
intensifies comic conflict ⓘ
partOf The Relapse ⓘ
precedes Act III of The Relapse ⓘ
usesDramaticDevice aside ⓘ
situational irony ⓘ
stage business ⓘ
verbal irony ⓘ

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Berinthia → appearsInAct → Act II of The Relapse ⓘ