Marivaux this is empty theatre
Pierre Carlet de
Chamblain de Marivaux(1688-1763). Was a French writer both to romance and
theatre, some his comedy is very empty; he born in aristocratic family, during
ancient regime, and before that French revolution, he tells every behaviour of
aristocracy, with all his devoid, he to comedy of The tied, performed at 1736, he
writes dialogues that are very empty, full of formal words and posture;
therefore he describes life of higher class, that unknown condition of middle
class, and common people; the France of revolution not was certainly poor, in
conformity with opinion of Tocqueville,
but needs alone political reforms for to give possibility to middle class, In
fact French revolution was a long process begun by middle class; but we must
consider that this think was unknown both Merivaux and aristocracy. Anyway this
theatre is very useless, everything is worked with formal behaviour, and deep
sense of comedy is lost among words and cutes very incoherent with principal
occasion, the love is a formal confession lacking of feel, alone confessed
because it is formal right behaviour; The play of love and case, performed at
1730, other comedy is also worse than first; in this comedy is evident the
vacuity of aristocratic class; history or logic is lost, and from begin to and
is a whole of useless words; but this performances, describe a costume and a
time, that we must consider during his events, but we can also consider that
today is not much different from then, formal behaviour, formal words and alone
formal posture are also present; therefore the mangender is same during every
time.
Alessandro Lusana
Marivaux this is empty theatre
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