John Fletcher, a Study in Dramatic Method ...
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2. Social rank of the characters.
It has been the fashion to believe that Fletcher was distinctly an aristocrat in his choice and treatment of his characters, and had no sympathy with any layer of society below that of the leisure class, Dryden's well-known remark that they^ "understood and imitated the conversation of gentlemen much better"- than Shakspere has probably done a good deal to accentuate that belief. If, however, one studies Fletcher's attitude towards the various social orders car...efully, he becomes convinced that there was no lack of interest in the lower classes, but that the higher ones offered him, in general, more advan- tages for the purpose which he had in view. Thus, the spectacular pos- sibilities which a court setting offered were sure to furnish a definite attraction, while the leisure of the upper classes for amusement and adventure were almost a necessity for the fun-loving and romantic world in which his plays chiefly revolved. When once these conditions were assured, he loved to fill in, where it was possible, with a group of the socially obscure, and was quite as ready to draw attention to his plebeians as to those of noble birth.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
2. Social rank of the characters.
It has been the fashion to believe that Fletcher was distinctly an aristocrat in his choice and treatment of his characters, and had no sympathy with any layer of society below that of the leisure class, Dryden's well-known remark that they^ "understood and imitated the conversation of gentlemen much better"- than Shakspere has probably done a good deal to accentuate that belief. If, however, one studies Fletcher's attitude towards the various social orders car...efully, he becomes convinced that there was no lack of interest in the lower classes, but that the higher ones offered him, in general, more advan- tages for the purpose which he had in view. Thus, the spectacular pos- sibilities which a court setting offered were sure to furnish a definite attraction, while the leisure of the upper classes for amusement and adventure were almost a necessity for the fun-loving and romantic world in which his plays chiefly revolved. When once these conditions were assured, he loved to fill in, where it was possible, with a group of the socially obscure, and was quite as ready to draw attention to his plebeians as to those of noble birth.
What to read after John Fletcher, a Study in Dramatic Method ...?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Hatcher, O. Latham (Orie Latham), 1868-1946 to read onlineMoreLess
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