Love at a Love at a LossLoss

Love at a Love at a LossLoss

Catherine TrotterCatherine TrotterCatherine TrotterCatherine Trotter

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Catharine TrotterCatharine TrotterCatharine TrotterCatharine Trotter

1679 –17491679 –1749

AutodidactAutodidact

Wrote plays from Wrote plays from 1696 until her 1696 until her marriage in 1708marriage in 1708

Known as a Known as a philosopher more philosopher more than as a than as a playwrightplaywright

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Wrote in other genres, notably fiction Wrote in other genres, notably fiction

and poetryand poetry

Encouraged by Congreve and othersEncouraged by Congreve and others

Satirized in Satirized in The Female WitsThe Female Wits (Anon. (Anon.

1698) with Mary Pix and Delarivier 1698) with Mary Pix and Delarivier

ManleyManley

Rational morality: Rational morality: morality originates morality originates in reason alonein reason alone

Evidence in text?Evidence in text?

PhilosophyPhilosophyPhilosophyPhilosophy

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Stock charactersStock charactersStock charactersStock characters

Libertine, Fop, Wily Libertine, Fop, Wily servants, True and servants, True and False loversFalse lovers

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Stock tropesStock tropesStock tropesStock tropes

Flirtations, Flirtations, intrigues, letters, intrigues, letters, mistakesmistakes

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Verbal duelsVerbal duelsVerbal duelsVerbal duels

Beaumine and Beaumine and LesbiaLesbia

Miranda and Miranda and ConstantConstant

Beaumine and Beaumine and MirandaMiranda

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PairingsPairingsPairingsPairings

Miranda and Constant Miranda and Constant

Lesbia and BeaumineLesbia and Beaumine

Lucilia and PhillomellLucilia and Phillomell

Miranda and BeaumineMiranda and Beaumine

Lesbia and GrandfoyLesbia and Grandfoy

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BBeaumine:eaumine: We are all We are all false alike in love, ‘tis false alike in love, ‘tis clear,clear,He that dissembles He that dissembles best is most sincere. best is most sincere. (II.i.254–255) (II.i.254–255)

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LibertinismLibertinism

Two views set forth, one Two views set forth, one by Phillabell and one by by Phillabell and one by Beaumine: I.ii.18–46; Beaumine: I.ii.18–46; 114–130; 141–144 114–130; 141–144 (pp.596–598) (pp.596–598)

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Risks to reputationRisks to reputationRisks to reputationRisks to reputation

Debauching Debauching servantsservants

Ill-considered Ill-considered lettersletters

Listening to menListening to men

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The Humane The Humane LibertineLibertine

The Humane The Humane LibertineLibertine

How does How does Beaumine Beaumine compare with compare with Horner and Horner and Willmore?Willmore?

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MarriageMarriageMarriageMarriage

Deceit fatal/deceit necessary:Deceit fatal/deceit necessary:

LLesbia:esbia: Cheating in all other cases may Cheating in all other cases may be only playing the knave, but any deceit be only playing the knave, but any deceit in marriage must be egregiously playing in marriage must be egregiously playing the fool, when the very injury we do gives the fool, when the very injury we do gives the power of revenging it. (II.i.97–104)the power of revenging it. (II.i.97–104)

Lucilia: Lucilia: Who can condemn this Who can condemn this harmless artifice? (V.ii.162–163)harmless artifice? (V.ii.162–163)

For discussionFor discussionFor discussionFor discussion

What does this What does this play say about the play say about the institution of institution of marriage?marriage?

How does it How does it compare with compare with other plays we other plays we have read?have read?

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