The Plain-Dealer (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: William Wycherley
- First Published: 1677
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Comedy of manners
- Time of Work: Seventeenth century
- Setting: London, England
- Genres: Drama, Comedy, Comedy of manners
- Subjects: Love or romance, Mistaken or secret identity, England or English people, Seventeenth century, London, Sailing or sailors, Duels or dueling
- Locales: London, England
Characters Discussed
Captain Manly, a forthright and honest man who intends to leave England for the West Indies because he hates the hypocrisy of the age that he finds at the court and in lesser social circles. He loses his ship and fortune in a sea battle with the Dutch and is forced back to England by the disaster. He discovers that Olivia, his fiancée, has married during his absence, rails at him behind his back, and will not return the small fortune he had entrusted to her. Seeking revenge for her conduct, Manly gains entrance to her chamber on two occasions. The first...
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