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Tuesday, December 4, 2007

The Men of Mode

This play contains a vast quantity of verbal ticks (Flutter's lisp, the Orange-Woman's "gad", the Shoemaker's " 'zbud"). Why so many linquistic quirks and why from these characters?

What does "of mode" mean? Is Old Bellair's use of it in Act V Scene 2 complentary of derogitory?
Posted by Nate Leonard at 1:13 PM

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