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therewasaplay...•whichhasbeensensoredfor8years•whenitmadeit'sfirstpublicperformanceinUS,1905,thepolicemovedintoclosetheplay.•whenitwasperformedinNewYork3day'slater,theentirecastwasarrestedonachargeofdisorderlyconduct.ThecharactersVivie•VivieWarren,athoroughlymodernyoungwoman,hasjustgraduatedfromtheUniversityofCambridgewithhonoursinMathematics(equalThirdWrangler),andisavailableforsuitors.MsWarren•Mrs.Warren(hernamechangedtohideheridentityandgivetheimpressionthatsheismarried)Mr.Praed•Mr.Praed,Mswarren'sfriend,amiddle-aged,handsomearchitect.Crofts•MsWarren'sbusinesspartner,SirGeorgeCrofts,ascoundrel,whoisattractedtoViviedespitetheir25-yearagedifference.Frank•FrankGardner,VivieisromanticallyinvolvedwiththeyouthfulFrankGardner,whoseesherashismealticketReverendSamuel•ReverendSamuelGardner,AlocalministerandFrank'sfather.Hisfather,the(married)ReverendSamuelGardner,hasahistorywithVivie'smother.Aswediscoverlater,hemaybeVivie'sout-of-wedlockfather,whichwouldmakeVivieandFrankhalf-siblings.•Mrs.KittyWarrenVivieWarrenSirGeorgeCroftsFrankGardnerMr.PraedReverendSamuelGardnermotherdaughterhalfsisterhalfbrotherfathersonformerloverspursuerbusinesspartnerformerloversmailyfocusingon•Mrs.Warrensuccessfullyjustifiestoherdaughterhowshechoseherparticularprofessioninordertosupportherdaughterandgivehertheopportunitiessheneverhad.Shesavedenoughmoneytobuyintothebusinesswithhersister,andshenowowns(withSirGeorge)achainofbrothelsacrossEurope.Vivieis,atfirst,horrifiedbytherevelation,butthenlaudshermotherasachampion.•However,thereconciliationendswhenViviefindsoutthathermothercontinuestorunthebusinesseventhoughshenolongerneedsto.VivietakesanofficejobinthecityanddumpsFrank,vowingshewillnevermarry.Shedisownshermother,andMrs.Warrenisleftheartbroken,havinglookedforwardtogrowingoldwithherdaughter.criticism•thewholestoryoftheplay,theatmospheresurroundingit,theincidents,thepersonalitiesofthecharactersarewhollyimmoralanddegenerate.•itdefendsimmorality•itglorifiesdebauchery•itbesmirchesthesacrednessofaclergyman'scalling•itpictureschildrenandparentslivingincalmobservanceofmostunholyrelations.•itcontenancesthemostrevoltingformofdegeneracy,byflippantlydiscussingthemarriageofbrotherandsister,fatheranddaughterandmakestheonesupposedlymoralcharacteroftheplay,ayounggirl.declarethatchoiceofshame,insteadofpovertyiseminentlyrightthemes•asG.B.SsaidhimselfthewholeaimofmayplayistothrowthatguiltontheBritishpublicitself•atallevents,toprohibittheplayistoprotecttheevilwhichtheplayexposes•thecapiticalistsystem.•criticizethehypocricyofthe•worldthroughthemouthofMsWarren•themoralandeconomicevildonebytryingtogetotherpeople'smoneywithoutworkingforit•themajorityofEnglishgirlsremainsopoor,sodependent,sowellawarethatthedrudgeriesofsuchhonestworkasiswithintheirreacharelikelyenoughtoleadthemeventuallytolungdisease,prematuredeathanddomesticdesertion•you'vebeentaughtwrongonpurpose:youdon'tknowwhattheworldisreallylike.李丹阳20120351023
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