Character sketch of Lady Wishfort in
The Way of the World
1.Introduction:- Lady Wishfort is a vain women of
fifty-five years. She still has pretensions to beauty. She is mother of
mrs. Fainall and the guardian of Millament. She is herself in love with Mirabell. She
is hungry for love. She wants a suitable husband for herself.
2.A
rich and aristrocratic women:- Lady
Wishfort was a rich and fashionable widow belonging to an aristrocratic family
living in London. She has a young and good looking daughter named Arabella who
was re-married to Fainall after the death of her first husband. She had a young
niece named Millament who was chased after by Mirabell. She had two nephews
named Sir Wilfull and Witwood.
3.A
fashionable lady hungry for love:-
Though she was an old widow, she was very much conscious of the
fashion. she was also very conscious of her looks. She used to cosmetics to
beautify herself every day. When Waitwell in the guise of Sir Rolland was about
to come to court her, she was much upset because she was not in the presentable
form for lack of makeup.
Lady
Wishfort has a false urge for sex and love. Even her daughter knew it. She said
to Mirabell that her mother suffered from the false urge for sex in the old age
and she could go to any extent to get a husband.
4.A
main character:- Lady Wishfort
is a central figure in the Plot. All the character are connected with her in one
way or the other. They move round her. She is representative of the debased
society of the Restoration Age.
5.Her
consciousness for her family fame:-
Though all the members of her family are involved in the love affairs
including herself, she was too much conscious of her family reputation. In order
to save the social prestige of her daughter, she got ready to accept the demands
of her son-in-law, mr.Fainall.
6.Her
readiness for marriage:- when
Mirabell started flirting with lady Wishfot in order to hide her love for
Millament, she was much pleased. She invited him to love her to satisfy her urge
for love. But when she came to know that Mirabell was just pretending love for
her, she was too much angry with him because she want to
marry with him.
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