At the beginning of the 18th century, the Rev . Jeremy Collier's pamphlet, style = " color : black " > " A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage " ( S . Keble, 1698 ) was in print.
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Maybe the most obvious sign of Restoration theatre s death came with the nolle prosequi ( immunity from prosecution for earlier offenses ) granted to Collier by William III ( for " A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage " ) ( Cordner 210 ).
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The Society was revived for a period in the 1750s, triggered by the libertine excesses of the Hellfire Club, and was recognised by George III in 1787, " For the Encouragement of Piety and Virtue, and for the Preventing and Punishing of Vice, Profaneness and Immorality ".
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"The Relapse " is singled out for particular censure in the Puritan clergyman Jeremy Collier's anti-theatre pamphlet " Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage " ( 1698 ), which attacks its lack of poetic justice and moral sentiment.
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"A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage " is often credited with turning the tide against the sexually explicit nature of Restoration comedy, but the tide had already begun turning; Collier s pamphlet was only swimming with the tide of public opinion ( Cordner 210 ).
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He reportedly was particularly stung by a critique written by Jeremy Collier ( " A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage " ), to the point that he wrote a long reply, " Amendments of Mr . Collier's False and Imperfect Citations . " Although no longer on the stage, Congreve continued his literary art.
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In the history of English drama, Collier is known for his attack on the comedy of the 1690s in his " Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage " ( 1698 ), which draws for its ammunition mostly on the plays of King Charles II allowed women to act on stage; some of the first actresses were of ill-repute.
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They set up a commission " " for promoting the knowledge of true religion, suppressing Popery and profaneness . . . ( having ) particular regard to such parishes in South Uist, Small Isles, Glenco, Harris, the countries of Moidart, Glengary and the other parishes of the Synods Glenelg and Argyle . . . ( affected ) by the prevalency of Popery and ignorance " ".
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The new attitude to the theatre may be judged from the anti-theatre pamphlet " Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage " by Jeremy Collier, from 1698, who attacked the lack of moral instruction contained in contemporary plays, such as " Love For Love " ( 1695 ) by William Congreve and " The Relapse " ( 1696 ) by John Vanbrugh, signalling the end of the popularity of Restoration comedy.
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With his exhaustively thorough readings in a sense, pre-close reading close readings he condemns the characters of Restoration comedies as impious and wicked and he condemned their creators ( the playwrights ) for failing to punish the playwrights wicked favorites . As the title suggests, Collier also charges the playwrights with profaneness, supporting his allegations with a number quotations from the plays ( i . e . " The Provoked Wife ", " The Relapse ", et cetera ).
