Round 4: Tossup 13

In a play by this author, a character puns on the verb “marry” while dressed as a chaplain, claiming that he is his twin brother, Ned. (-5[1])A play by this author climaxes with a fight in a dark bedroom, where a page’s lost wig reveals her to be a woman. In a play by this author, three members of a “virtuous gang” discover that they all share the same “gallant.” (-5[1])In that play by this author, a quack doctor hides (-5[1])and watches incredulously as a husband says through a locked door (10[1])“he is coming in to you (-5[1])the back (10[1])way.” (10[2]-5[1])This author adapted The Misanthrope into a play (-5[1])about Captain Manly (-5[1])titled The Plain Dealer. (10[2])Mrs. Squeamish and Mrs. Fidget visit (10[1])Horner, who spreads rumors of his own impotence, (10[1])in a comedy by this author (10[3])that contains the innuendo-laden “china scene.” (10[1])For 10 points, name this (10[1])Restoration playwright of The Country Wife. (10[1])■END■ (10[5]0[2])

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