Lisa Reid and Laura Manuel Nicholas Rowe Born on June 20 1674 in Little Barford Bedfordshire England Died on December 6 1718 httpwwwbritishblogscoukimages265907jpg Rowe Cont Educated at Westminster School ID: 816628
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The Fair PenitentNicholas Rowe
Lisa Reid and Laura Manuel
Slide2Nicholas Rowe
Born on June 20, 1674 in Little Barford, Bedfordshire, England.
Died on December 6, 1718
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Slide3Rowe Cont.
Educated at Westminster School
1688- Became a Kings Scholar
Inherited his father’s fortune at the age of nineteen
Had two children: John and Charlotte
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Slide4Rowe Cont.
1709- edited Shakespeare’s plays
Rowe’s plays include:
“Ambitious Stepmother,” (1700)
“Tamerlane” (1701)“Fair Penitent” (1703)“Biter” (1705)
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Slide5She-Tragedy Definition
“A drama or literary work in which the main character, a woman, is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances.”
Slide6She-Tragedy
Popular during the late 17
th
and early 18
th centuryThese plays focused on innocent and virtuous women who were treated unfairly and suffered because of this.
Nicholas Rowe coined the term.
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Slide7The Fair Penitent
Male Characters in the play:
Sciolto
Altamont
HoratioLothario- A man who seduces a woman. Term stemmed from
this play.
Rossano
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Slide8The Fair Penitent cont.
Female characters in the play:
Calista
Lavinia
Lucillia
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Slide9Relationships
Lavinia and Horatio: represent the ideal marriage. (Page 659).
Calista and Altamont: represent issues with arranged marriages. (Page 645).
Calista and Lothario: represent dysfunction and immorality. (Page 641).
Lucilla: represents fear of men and relationships. (Page 642).
Slide10Death
Death enables a comic relief throughout the play.
Most characters in the play experience death towards the end of the text.
The characters depict death as ideal and
favorable.
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Slide11Discussion
1) This is the first play we have seen that contains a prologue at the beginning of the play. Why do you think this is and is it beneficial?
2) Unlike the other plays we have viewed, Nicholas Rowe sympathizes with women and illustrates their hardships. It is interesting that a male playwright of this particular time period would do this. Does he accurately portray women and how they may feel in these situations?
Slide12Discussion Cont.
3) Calista and Sciolto have an interesting father-daughter relationship. At times it appears that Sciolto’s relationship with Altamont is stronger than the relationship he has with his own daughter. What are your thoughts/opinions on this?
4) This play contains many different elements that we have not seen in previous plays. What are some of these differences?
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She-Tragedy
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