REVISE – The interview #647820 - Prove ed esercizi Zanichelli

STEP 3 Understanding Lady Bracknell

Read the statements and select the one that best describes Lady Bracknell.

A:

Lady Bracknell is concerned about Jack's education.

B:

Lady Bracknell values social practical matters above personal feelings.

C:

Lady Bracknell encourages Jack to be honest and serious about his habits.

D:

Lady Bracknell cares about family ties and wants Jack to reconnect with his long-lost parents.

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STEP 2 Understanding Jack

Read the statements and choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

1 Jack's persona functions as ________.
2 Jack's description of his country house suggests that he ________.
3 The way Jack speaks about his social standing reveals that he is ________.
4 Overall, Jack is ________.

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STEP 4 Recognise the themes

Read the statements and select the ones that accurately reflect the messages and themes of this passage.

A:

Wealth, property, and family line are more important than moral or intellectual merit.

B:

Engagements and relationships are treated as tests of conformity to social expectations.

C:

The characters' personal virtues are genuinely recognised and rewarded.

D:

The frivolousness of the aristocracy suggests that the play asks for social reform.

E:

The tension of this scene is reduced because Jack is pretending to be another man and is as hypocritical as Lady Bracknell.

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STEP 5 Think further and prepare for your test: manners vs morals

Read the text which discusses the history of the expression 'manners and morals'. Decide if the statements are true or false. Then look at the prompts and write some extra reflections in your exercise book. You can use the final text as revision material for your test.

PROMPTS:
- Refer to the section 'The Victorian theatre' in your textbook and describe the main features of Victorian comedies.
- Refer to STEP 2 and explain whether Jack Worthing leans more towards morals or towards manners.
- Refer to STEP 3 and the box 'Characters' in 'All about The Importance of Being Earnest' in your textbook. Explain how Lady Bracknell cares more about manners than morals.

A:

The text suggests that, before the Victorians, manners and morals were always studied in close relation to each other.

B:

The author argues that the distinction between manners and morals actually became less clear in Victorian thought.

C:

The Victorian view made morals more practical, but also risked reducing their seriousness.

D:

Thackeray and Trollope criticised their society because it was making manners more important than morals.

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STEP 1 – Eavesdropping by the door

Imagine you are a servant who overhears Lady Bracknell interviewing Jack Worthing. Complete the text with the words given.

From my position by the door, I could overhear the conversation between Lady Bracknell and Mr Worthing. It was very business-like: instead of asking about his ________, she seemed far more interested in his ________ and properties. When he admitted to smoking, I expected her to object; however, she ________ him, as if it counted as a respectable ________. Her ideas on ignorance were even more ________. Since when is that something to be proud of?
The gentleman answered politely, though at times he seemed unsure of what might be considered ________. Everything seemed to be going well, but Lady Bracknell ________ of Mr Worthing's lack of ________ ties, and announced that he could not be ________ to her daughter until he has found some.

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