The seventeenth century poet, John Dryden has a notable reputation today as a master of satire. Absalom and Achitiphel, MacFlecknoe and The Medall are his among most noted satires. Supposedly, satire is a vehicle used to draw the victim’s attention to his/her folly; to focus on abuses and prevailing vices. Dryden being a product of the Augustan era used a political satire due to the events which occurred during the reign of Charles II of England .Obviously, he couldn’t openly write about the conflict and turmoil of his nation; so, he dressed them in poetic wit.
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