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harlot
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prostitute
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melodrama
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a dramatic form that does not observe the laws of cause and effect and that exaggerates emotion and emphasizes plot or action at the expense of characterization (importance of being earnest)
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theater of the absurd
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movement of 1950s and 1960s theater that demonstrates the absurdity of life and rejects conventions like characters and plot that makes sense, consistent dialogue and the familiar (Endgame)
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Carnival
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the period before lent where it is an all you can eat sin buffet and a very sexual atmosphere (Prostitues and booze)(The Rover)
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Lent
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Period of 40 days of fasting and chastity
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rake
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man with immoral habbits (Willmore/The Rover)
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