The period that followed Charles II's return is known as the Restoration.

Under Charles II reign, England agreed to the Puritan's rule and copied the splendor of the French court of Louis XIV.

During Charles II reign he weather the both the Great Plague and he Great Fire of London in 1666.

After Charles II death, England went through an increased political conflict between Roman Catholics and Anglicans.

With the appointment of Robert Walpole as prime minister, the monarchy remained and was recognized as the time of absolute monarchy.

The Age of Reason is called also the Enlightenment because people increasingly used the scientific thought to understand the world.

During the 1700's, women gathered in public places and exchanged ideas and shared gossips.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu introduced the inoculation as a mean to create a small pox vaccine.

During the 1700's the middle class grew and prospered, people had more money, leisure time and education than before.

The middle class wanted writing that reflected the lives of the monarchs and their experiences.

The novel was created by some fiction journalists, diarists and letter writers.

The new era of Romanticism blossomed before the prose and poetry evolved into freer and simpler styles.

to take advantage of; to use for selfish, unethical purposes

The Great Plague was ____ across Europe in the 1700's.

Satire is a literary technique that presents ridiculous situations with the purpose o bring about change.

Satire success depends on the reader's ability to distinguish between what is stated from what is really meant.

Juvenalian satire uses playful lighthearted tone to correct foolishness.

Horatian satire uses scornful and dark humor to criticize the incompetence or corruption. A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift is an example of Horatian satire.

'The Rape of the Lock' is an example of mock epic, or a form of satire that uses a grandiose style to portray a trivial subject.