Theory question 108
Set Text: She Stoops to ConquerLiterature 2, Section B. Oliver Goldsmith: She Stoops to Conquer
Do you agree that Mrs. Hardcastle is a woman of questionable character? Support your answer with three examples from the play.
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Model answer
A clear stand (yes, largely).
Vain: dresses in fashion, wants to visit London, lies about her age.
Spoils Tony and blinds herself to his faults.
Greedy and scheming: wants Tony to marry Constance so as to keep her jewels; withholds the jewels.
Deceitful: pretends the jewels are lost.
Snobbish towards country neighbours; quarrelsome with her husband.
Three supported examples are needed.
Explanation
Take a position and back it with three incidents.