Genre
Restoration comedy/novel
Language
English
Setting and Context
Written in the context of love affairs
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Romantic and intriguing
Protagonist and Antagonist
The main central characters are Loveless and Amanda.
Major Conflict
There is a conflict between Amanda’s expectations and her husband’s recurring womanizing traits in London.
Climax
The climax comes when Amanda is faced with a cheating temptation, but she stands firm and turns down the sexual advances of Berinthia’s former boyfriend.
Foreshadowing
His childhood womanizing traits foreshadow Loveless' cheating habits.
Understatement
Loyalty in marriage is understated. Despite facing temptations to revenge on her husband, Amanda remains firm and loyal to her cheating husband.
Allusions
The story alludes to the exploration of love affairs and romance.
Imagery
The scene in which the matchmaker introduces Foppington’s younger brother to the daughter of a wealthy nobleman depicts sight imagery.
Paradox
The main paradox is that Foppington wants to marry the daughter of a wealthy man, but he is stingy and cannot even pay the matchmaker who intervenes on his behalf.
Parallelism
There is parallelism between Loveless’ traits and Berinthia’s ex-boyfriend because both are womanizers.
Personification
N/A
Use of Dramatic Devices
N/A
