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`Mr Wycherley is universally allowed the first place among the English comic poets who have writ since Ben Jonson. His Plain-Dealer is the best comedy that ever was composed in any language.' Yet in spite of the extreme praise many of his contemporaries accorded to his work, William Wycherley (1641-1715) is now only remembered for one play, The Country Wife. Even though The Country Wife is frequently performed by both amateur and professional companies (including a production at the National Theatre in 1977), Wycherley's three other plays, Love in a Wood, The Gentleman Dancing-Master and The Plain-Dealer, are rarely read and even more rarely performed. But Wycherley's satire is as sharp now as ever and his revelation of the follies and crimes of his society is still both wickedly funny and savagely perceptive.
- Sales Rank: #5207506 in Books
- Brand: Cambridge University Press
- Published on: 1981-07-30
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- Original language: English
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- Dimensions: 8.27" h x 1.14" w x 4.57" l, 1.42 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 512 pages
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lost christian allegorical interpretation of The Plain Dealer
By Matthew R. Estrada
John Dryden said, "The author of The plain dealer, whom I am proud to call my friend, has obliged all honest and virtuous men by one of the most bold, most general, and most useful satires, which has ever been presented on the English theatre". Unfortunately, we are not able to truly appreciate Dryden's meaning because the allegorical interpretation of this play has somehow been lost. As a consequence, Dryden's statement has been misunderstood. Once we begin to view "The Plain Dealer" as a christian allegory (a genre that was common during the 16th and 17th centuries), then can we begin to appreciate not only the meaning of Dryden's statement but also, and more importantly, the play itself as it was meant to be understood- as a satire against ALL mankind (this includes you and me!). What I offer here is no scholarly paper, but only a rough summary of a christian allegorical interpretation of this play. It is my hope that someone who is more specialized in this area than I might take it upon him/herself to further this project. It would be a very worthy project. Imagine helping to bring to light an important christian, and even theological allegory(ies) (man's relationship with himself, sin, the Law and Christ). If I am right about this play being a christian allegory, then what of the other three plays written by Wycherley? They, possibly, are also christian allegories. And perhaps these works might become comparable in importance to John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress"!
Here is a very brief synopsis of my thesis: Manly represents "mankind", you and I. He does not see himself as "sinful" and thus tries to make it to "West Indies"/heaven on his own (which was a reference to the newly discovered Americas and alluded to by many as "the promised land", thus being used as an allusion to `heaven' by Wycherley), but has his ship sunk by the "Dutch", who claim "total depravity" for all mankind and man's inability to attain `heaven' (the West Indies) on his own merit (therefore they [or this doctrine/truth] stop[s] him from reaching heaven/the West Indies). Finding himself back on humanity's shores, he tries to renew his relationship with "Olivia", "Manly's mistress" (evil connotation). Olivia thus represents "sin". Now, while Manly was away, he entrusted Olivia (who Manly loves, not realizing who she really is, and who he could not take with him to "the West Indies"/heaven by virtue of what she is = sin) to Vernish, "Manly's bosom and only friend", who represents Manly's heart (the heart is located in the bosom and is "varnished" over to cover up its defects). Ironically, Manly (who thought himself sinless) does not realize that his own heart- Vernish- is having an affair with Olivia (Sin). All the while, Lady Blackacre (who represents "the Law") is trying to bring Manly to "court" (to judgement) because he is sinful. The Law declares all men (thus including Manly) guilty of sin. Even though the Law does point out man's sinfulness, it cannot offer salvation. Thus the name "Blackacre" (dead land). Fidelia (meaning faithful), who represents Christ, disguises herself as a man (as Jesus became man) and pursues Man/ly all over the world to show him her love. The climax of the play is when Man/ly tells them to bring in "the lights" and discovers that Vernish (his own heart) has betrayed him, and that he is a hypocrite just like the rest of society that he has railed against. This truth being revealed to Manly, as well as Fidelity's true identity and her self-less love, causes him to give himself to Fidelity (Christ) and thus free himself from Widow Blackacre's lawsuit (the Law) against him. This is my interpretation in a nutshell. Of course, there is much more that could be said, but will have to wait. Perhaps we can begin to see now why Dryden would have called this play "the greatest satire against ALL mankind" ever performed on the English theatre.
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