Drama Class

M. taufiqurrahman

Drama play in

RESTORATION ERA

Presented by: Group 6

GROUP 6
• Jeliana Mega Sabela J1A020012
• Enget Bening Pangestu J1A020014
• Tegar Purwa Suminta J1A020019
• Rissa Amanda Fauzy J1A020034
• Septyan Army Bayu T J1A020037
• Fira Hanin Syahidah J1A020039
• Estu Dini Amilistiana J1A020041
• Huwaida Nisrina N J1A010042
• Hanny Haliza J1A020047
• Hanif Fadlil M J1A020052
RESTORATION
ERA
 RESTORATION ERA
1660-1700
The name 'restoration' comes from the crowning of Charles II, which marks the
restoring of the traditional English monarchical form of government following a
short period of rule by a handful of republican governments.

During the Restoration period there was a rapid development of science.

Literature, art, music and scholarly pursuit have increased
immensely as an unaccustomed peace and prosperity on the land

Growth of science and the likes are exponentially increasing

as the publication was much more convenient because the
likes of journal articles instead of publishing books
RELIGIOUS AND
POLITICAL
CONFLICT
 In the Restoration period we see the rise
of two political parties. They were the
Whigs and the Tories. The Whigs were
opposing and the Tories were supporting
the king. The rise of these parties gave
fresh importance to men of literary ability.
The religious controversy was also going
on. It was very bitter. The Protestants and
the Catholics were face to face.
THE REVOLUTION
 THE REVOLUTION
Charles’ brother James II ascended the throne in 1685. He
tried to establish Catholicism in the country.He became
unpopular very soon. The entire nation rose against him. He
lost his seat due to the bloodless revolution of 1688. The
Restoration, the controversies, and the revolution of 1688
deeply influenced the literature of the age.
CHARACTERISTICS
1. Rise of Neo-classicism
The literature in this era reflected the etiquette rules, social
habits, and self-expression.

2. Imitation of the Ancient Masters

Literary works of the restoration age are the development
of the neo-classical.

3. Imitation of the French Masters

The French influence to English writers is seen in the
coarseness and indecency of the restoration comedy of
manners.
4. CORRECTNESS AND APPROPRIATENESS
In the restoration period, the work was imitative and
limited in quality. Dryden was the first representative of
the new ideas that dominate English literature till the
end of the 18th century.

5. REALISM AND FORMALISM

Restoration literature is realistic. The Restoration
writers eschewed all extravagances of thought and
language and aimed at achieving directness and
simplicity of expression.
DRAMA
PLAYS
RESTORATION
ERA
• The theaters were reopened in 1660 after being
closed for 18 years under the Puritans.
• The Restoration plays that followed often defied
puritanical expectations.
• Elaborate sets and risqué comedy.
• Many Elizabethan playwrights combined
tragedy and comedy, whereas Restoration
playwrights preferred to keep the two separate
 Divided into two categories

TRAGEDIES COMEDIES

• Restoration tragedy is based • During the Restoration

on neoclassical principles, period, three styles of
making it highly imitated. comedy were prominent
• Humour, Manners, and
Intrigue.
Ben Jonson popularized Comedies of Humour in
the early stage, revolved around a single character
with a defining characteristic

Comedy of Manners is the most popular. The upper-

class would be mocked, usually involve obscene
and sexually provocative language

Comedy of Intrigue is frequently intricate, revolves

around romance and adventure.
 William Wycherley's

THE COUNTRY WIFE

 The Country Wife
(1675)
The Country Wife was written in 1671 or 1672. The Country Wife is a
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Between 1753 and 1924, The Country Wife was considered too outrageous to be
much as you want.
performed at all and was replaced on the stage by David Garrick's.

The drama is a sexual comedy that combines cynicism and jokes

and contains harsh innuendo against elites, criticism of marriage
commitments, and a life filled with intrigue and conspiracy.
RELATION IN
POLITIC
HOW POLITIC SHAPED THE PLAY
Governments were more religiously strict Restoration playwrights produced
than the traditionally Catholic monarchy, plays that were satirical and
and the restoring of the English monarchy distinctly sexual, these plays form a
resulted in a variety of political and literary genre that is called Restoration
changes comedy.

English theater had been closed for 18 years Restoration comedies are not only
prior to Charles II becoming king. risqué but openly mock
However, he enjoyed the theater and
recognizable members of England's
allowing plays that didn't conform to more
elite.
traditional religious morality.
RELATION IN
SOCIAL
 SOCIAL RELATION

• Puritan restrictions were quickly eliminated. The • Restoration England dominated by three
theaters reopened, and drama, much of it quite bawdy, philosophical paradigms: skepticism,
found new life. libertinism, and naturalism.

• The idea of a status hierarchy or “social class” was a

• The protagonists in The Country Wife, Horner,
key feature in the era. The characters of The Country
Wife play show the social hierarchy within the society;
Alithea and Harcout are the aristocrats with
truewits/town aristocrats, witwouds/city bourgeois, and libertine, skeptical, naturalist manners.
lackwits/country bumpkins.
RELATION IN
CULTURAL
 CULTURAL
DEVELOPEMENT
RELATION
• English writers imitated the French blindly; rather
• The period of The Country Wife they copied the worst vices of the French, instead
occured when Charles II and his of their wit, delicacy and refinement. The French
companions had spent the period of influence is seen in the coarseness and indecency of
the Restoration comedy of manners. The combined
exile in France. They Demanded that
influence of French and classical models of tragedy
drama should follow the style to which is seen in the heroic tragedy. The French influence
they had become cultured and is responsible for the growth and popularity of
accustomed jn France. opera.
CONCLUSION
The restoration era begins with the crowning of Charles II, rise
in the art and science department especially drama whereas the
theatre were reopened. Types of plays were divided into
Tragedies and Humor, intrigued by the likes of upperclassmen
and criticize them as some freedom was gained. There were
two political parties during this period being the Whigs and the
Tories, the Whigs were opposing and the Tories were
supporting The King.
Dominant of this period is the neo
classism, and imitation from french CONCLUSION
and the masters, and realism.

The Country Wife that Wycherley

creates a satirical portrayal of the
sexual duplication of British aristocrats
during the reign of Charles II, the
hypocrisy of women, and the debate
over the authenticity of masculinity

with the three dominating philosophy

skepticism, libertinism,and naturalism.
With risqué Comedy inside of it.
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