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Quote by Charles James Mathews
The lighter phase of comedy, representing the more natural and less laboured school of modern life, and holding the mirror up to nature without regard to the conventionalities of the theatre, was the aim I had in view.
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The speaker says their goal was a lighter kind of comedy: one that presents modern life naturally and without unnecessary effort. It should reflect real human behaviour rather than follow the theatre’s usual conventions. “Holding the mirror up to nature” means showing life as it is, instead of reshaping it to fit dramatic rules.
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- The Life of Charles James Mathews, chiefly autobiographical
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