The flashcard identifies "The Recruiting Officer" as a 1706 play by George Farquhar about two officers' efforts to recruit soldiers in Shrewsbury. It notes the play's follow of social and sexual exploits and its use of stock characters typical of Restoration comedy.
The flashcard identifies "The Recruiting Officer" as a 1706 play by George Farquhar about two officers' efforts to recruit soldiers in Shrewsbury. It notes the play's follow of social and sexual exploits and its use of stock characters typical of Restoration comedy.
| Front | The Recruting Officer |
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| Back | The Recruiting Officer is a 1706 play by the Irish writer George Farquhar, which follows the social and sexual exploits of two officers, the womanising Plume and the cowardly Brazen, in the town of Shrewsbury (the town where Farquhar himself was posted in this capacity) to recruit soldiers. The characters of the play are generally stock, in keeping with the genre of Restoration comedy. |
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