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William Congreve (24 January 1670 – 19 January 1729) was an English playwright, satirist, poet, and Whig politician. He spent most of his career between London and Dublin, and was noted for his highly polished style of writing, being regarded by critics as one of the most important dramatists of the early Georgian era. His literary works remained popular throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, and he is credited with developing the comedy of manners satirical genre. Congreve is remembered for his restoration play The Way of the World (1700), which is considered by commentators to be a centerpiece of Restoration comedy literature, and his tragedy play The Mourning Bride (1697), which contains the quote "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned".