The Unfortunate Lady

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:play
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:The_Provoked_Wife
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkbp:audience popular among audiences
gptkbp:character_arc Miss Prue's growth
Sir John's downfall
gptkbp:character_development Lady Brute's transformation
gptkbp:character_relationships Sir John and Lady Brute's marriage
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact reflected societal norms
gptkbp:director gptkb:David_Garrick
gptkbp:famous_quote " I am a woman, and I will be heard!"
gptkbp:first_performance 1698
gptkbp:genre gptkb:comedy
gptkbp:historical_context post-Restoration England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Unfortunate Lady
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Restoration_comedy
gptkbp:influenced later comedies
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Molière
Congreve
Wycherley
gptkbp:inspired modern playwrights
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy considered a classic
studied in literature courses
adapted for television
performed in theatre festivals
gptkbp:music_style farce
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:Sir_John_Brute
gptkb:Lady_Brute
gptkb:Miss_Prue
gptkbp:notable_production gptkb:Royal_Theatre
gptkbp:notable_scene final confrontation
wedding scene
reveal of deception
gptkbp:original_language English
gptkbp:performance performed in London
gptkbp:plot_point deception and disguise
Lady Brute's schemes
Miss Prue's suitors
gptkbp:published 1700
gptkbp:setting gptkb:England
gptkbp:symbolism foolishness of men
marriage as a social contract
women's agency
gptkbp:thematic_element class struggle
love and betrayal
gender roles
gptkbp:theme gptkb:marriage
gptkb:social_class
gptkb:deception
gptkbp:written_by gptkb:John_Vanbrugh
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Anne_Finch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7