Question

The high point of the Comedy of Manners occurred during the:

• A. Elizabethan Era
• B. Jacobean Era
• C. Restoration Period
• D. Victorian Era

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Restoration Period

• Comedy of Manners peaked after 1660 when Charles II restored the monarchy.

• Theatre reopened after being closed during the Puritan rule.

• Playwrights like Wycherley, Congreve, and Etherege flourished in this era.