love love play performed february theatre royal moderately received play depicts lovers trying pursue individual require lovers meet demands serves means fielding introduce personal feelings morality virtue addition fielding introduces criticism women society general play marks fielding early approach theatre begins create tradition 18th century theatre conventions critics emphasised little play serves fielding play possible sources play including possible failed pursuit lover fielding beginnings fielding reliance topic gender identity social ethics background love fielding play advertised january london evening post ran february theatre royal performances held february night author benefit play revived cast included members talented actors ran nights great feat popular opera performed time dominated theatrical community run printed february dublin edition appeared play later collected works edition fielding works later translated printed german information play run known fielding preface printed edition play printed love dedicated right honourable lady mary cousin probable read original draft play alluded dedication information reading draft comes letter written approximately september letter fielding writes send copy play honor reading acts spring hope meet light judgment goodness permits esteem greatest happiness life offer performances entirely sentence regarded play completed september listed september scheduled little information fielding editing work support suggested thanked preface supplying prologue dedication preface probably composed january february dedication preface likely composed nights february publication february cast cast according original printed billing lover played lover played lover played rival played rival played sir rival played lady played played played sir positive trap husband care played played maid played spoken epilogue spoken child actress plot plot traditional regards restoration theatre includes female characters respectable males non respectable males characters respectable male meets female counterpart times parallel incident letters primary plot play deals pursuit help friend able overcome lovers struggles order prove worth win love secondary plot involves desire marry woman named cousin kept externally uncle sir workings aunt internally wishes trap angered steps defends marriage saying marry like cousin play ends song beauty virtue lovers preface printed version play included self conscious preface believe plays world greater disadvantage succeeded comedy continued space nights received great bestowed secondly temporary entertainment talk admiration town difficulties require superior force raw pen believe appeared early stage audience play received greater satisfaction promised merit preceded provoked husband continued cast especially effort roles preface served model fielding later included novels themes love traditional comic drama incorporates morality theme play relationship courtship discussion nature love fielding focuses men deal love marriage gentlemen prove worth justified marriage allows fielding describe traits required successful male act deals primarily gentlemen order establish focus characteristics fielding play serves representation belief relationship morality beliefs introduces character types use plays novels negative characteristics apparent audience characters immoral unable accomplish goals main characters decent individuals able help way time audience able believe vice conquer satire regardless able conclude fielding satire marriage market effective biting character introduces feelings london community problems reflections portrayed correct lacking focused bad aspects life ideas result removing society preference company classical books realise play suggests people response believes philosophical play later reveals views mask hide feelings views love serve means comment society characters discuss proper role females society serving dialogue reveals females control domestic sphere men allowed dominate area suggest fielding supports repression females instead women way discuss internal aspects humans including emotions morality feminist critic points fielding mock women abuse relationship internal emotions morality order dominate assume power feminist critic sees gender play different light actions words moderate approach females women victims men individuals choose man enjoy image play deals hiding identity fielding like focuses genre deals social altering identities format fielding extends image discuss society social gender roles fill fielding problem act license willing accept lesser actions instance sexual type treated differently like sir lord formal sir criticised corrupted order trap formal old families attachment age families attempts use justify beliefs proper ridiculed play particular able point flaws critical response love success fielding writes preface play received greater satisfaction promised merit play later quoted fielding plays according anthology reading purposes supplied far witty bits fielding plays representative holding stage eighteenth nineteenth century critics little discuss play simply lists play companion history stage makes short comment dialogue said play moderate account english stage page devoted love review collection fielding works calls play written imitation smart witty dialogue contains affected ingenious comparisons author forces dialogue brilliant life henry fielding connected play enjoyed dialogue twentieth century critics tend range opinions play argues dialogue smart plot compact fairly ingenious characters conventional comic types deserved fact achieved qualified success believes play truth good fielding offers love plots narrative clumsy believes characterisation play deserves merit play argues critics identified fielding art clear moral purpose conspicuous moral tone argues play noticed mainly fielding play example imitation form supposedly marked beginning dramatic authorship impressions play real tradition critical discussion fielding biographers simply states standards day play failed succeeded running nights
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