Question

Comedy of Manners originated and flourished during which literary period?

• A. Elizabethan Era
• B. Restoration Period
• C. Victorian Era
• D. Augustan Age

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Restoration Period

• It emerged after 1660, when theatres reopened under Charles II.

• It mirrored the sophisticated, libertine society of the court.

• Writers like Congreve and Wycherley led this form.