Mrs Prentice: Have you taken up transvestism? I'd no idea our marriage teetered on the edge of fashion.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Mrs Prentice jokes about her marriage being on the edge of fashion and asks about transvestism.
- In plain terms
- She humorously links fashion and gender expression in marriage.
- What can you take from it?
- Marital issues can be expressed through absurd humor.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does humor reveal underlying marital tensions?
- What does ‘fashion’ symbolize here?
Another view
The remark may be confusing without the play’s context.
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