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3.15 AVERAGE
3.15 AVERAGE
This was both my first city comedy and my first experience with Middleton. I enjoyed his ribald humor and the way he pushed the sexual ideologies of the early modern period to their most absurd and contradictory levels. While some find the lack of iambic pentameter to be substandard, I found the common city voice to be refreshing and humorous. A wonderful piece of London color complete with archetypal characters and good, dirty humor. Highly recommend!
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
quite funny and really picks up at the end. but the exposition is too much and is not hugely enjoyable.
It seems to be inevitable that Renaissance comedies where a simply sexist and misogynist genre. By principle, I should not like this play and, up to a point, I did not. That being said, when the inevitable comparison arises between this comedy and [b:Volpone|752868|Volpone|Ben Jonson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328023235s/752868.jpg|766578] by Ben Jonson, this play was an improvement from the past experience. Why I cannot really put it into words.
Although it was still offensive towards women, it was less downright violent and agressive. I know it basically it feels a bit like picking up straws just to ge something nice to say about it, but bear with me. I cannot just admit this genre is lost to me and I must, at a level, like something about it because even though, I cannot say it rationally, I feel it.
It felt like a different reading experience and I cannot really say how. I hope that once we discuss it further during class, I can wrap my head more properly about it.
Although it was still offensive towards women, it was less downright violent and agressive. I know it basically it feels a bit like picking up straws just to ge something nice to say about it, but bear with me. I cannot just admit this genre is lost to me and I must, at a level, like something about it because even though, I cannot say it rationally, I feel it.
It felt like a different reading experience and I cannot really say how. I hope that once we discuss it further during class, I can wrap my head more properly about it.
funny
lighthearted
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I wrote my thesis on this play and The Roaring Girl! A Chaste Maid in Cheapside is one of my favorite plays and every time I read it, I notice something that I missed before. Truly wonderful!
This play is honestly hilarious - and a good representation of early modern satire.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I actually really enjoy this. It was pretty funny, as far as Renaissance plays go.