Antimasque

Word ANTIMASQUE
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An antimasque of reapers and nymphs dances a graceful dance. ❋ Bevington, David (2002)

But under James I stage witches remained figures of irrational stupidity — as in Ben Jonson's antimasque to The Masque of Queens, where the witches represented "Ignorance, Credulity, &c, the opposites to good Fame." ❋ Lurie, Alison (1997)

But Jonson gave dramatic value to the masque, especially in his invention of the antimasque, a comedy or farcical element of relief, entrusted to professional players or dancers. ❋ Ben Jonson (1605)

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