Vocabulary. range - бросаться, колебаться

foundling - найденыш

orphan - сирота

range - бросаться, колебаться

encounter - неожиданная встреча

incorporate - соединять, об ьединять twist - поворот

unify - объединять

sophisticated - подробный, сложный

ridicule - высмеивать

hypocrite - лицемер

avoid - избегать

preach - проповедовать

fictional - вымышленный

sober - мрачный

burlesque - пародия, карикатура

magistrate - государственный чиновник

Answer the Questions

1.What is Fielding's greatest novel about?

2. What qualities are characteristic of his style?

3. Which of his works are parodies?

4. What did he ridicule in his works?

5. Were his plays successful?

6. What did Fielding fight for throughout his life?

5.5. Richard Brinsley Sheridan Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751—1816), was an Irish dra­matist and politician. During his brief writing career, he produced several sparkling comedies. In later life, he was a brilliant speaker in the British Parliament.

Sheridan was born in Dublin. While in his early 20's, Sheridan wrote «The Rivals» (1775). This comedy has a memorable charac­ter named Mrs. Malaprop who is a genius at using words incor­rectly, as when she says, «Illiterate him, I say, quite from your memory». «The School for Scandal» (1777), Sheridan's finest play, is one of the great comedies of English drama. With glittering wit, it exposes society people who love malicious gossip. It also con­trasts a careless but kind young man, Charles Surface, with his scheming and selfish brother Joseph. «The Critic» (1779), a short satiric play, wittily attacked theatrical fashions. Sheridan's other plays include the farce «St. Patrick's Day» (1775) and a comic op­era, «The Duenna» (1775). He adapted Sir John Vanbrugh's com­edy «The Relapse» (1696) into «А Trip to Scarborough» (1777).

In 1780, Sheridan was elected to Parliament, and until 1812, he devoted himself to politics. A gifted orator, Sheridan made a memo­rable speech in the trial of Warren Hastings in 1788. In 1799, Sheridan wrote his last full-length play, «Pizarro», a political trag­edy adapted from the German play «Die Spanier in Peru». A man of great charm and wit, Sheridan lived a busy social life among the rich and the powerful. He is best remembered for his witty plays, but he spent little of his life as a writer.