Mr. Brisk cuckolds the foppish Lord Frost in this play, while the refusal of Lady Plyant to give her husband an heir leads to her all-too-easy seduction by Ned Careless.
One character in this work writes a poem called "The Sillabub," which she asks a character who constantly says "deuce take me" to review. An evil plot in this work involves a poorly-sewn sleeve designed to give the protagonist trouble donning a priest's habit, which he is given by Reverend Saygrace. Another character attempts to fall on the protagonist's sword after he rejects her, and his prevention of her suicide leads her to vow to ruin him." Mr. Brisk cuckolds the foppish Lord Frost in this play, while the refusal of Lady Plyant to give her husband an heir leads to her all-too-easy seduction by Ned Careless. The title character frames the protagonist for cuckolding his uncle, who then agrees to disinherit the protagonist and arrange for the title character to marry Lady Plyant's stepdaughter, Cynthia. The plot unravels when Careless reveals that Lady Touchwood's lover is not Mellefont but rather Maskwell, the play's two-faced titular villain. For 10 points name this play by William Congreve.
One character in this work writes a poem called "The Sillabub," which she asks a character who constantly says "deuce take me" to review.
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