Character: Lily (Scottish Highers English): Quizzes
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What is Lily's marital status and living situation?
What is Lily's marital status and living situation?
Unmarried & lives independently
How would audiences in 1947 have viewed Lily's outspokenness?
How would audiences in 1947 have viewed Lily's outspokenness?
Unusual & perhaps shocking
How does Lily show practical support for Maggie's family?
How does Lily show practical support for Maggie's family?
Brings food & medicine for Bertie
Why does Lily reject marriage?
Why does Lily reject marriage?
Believes it reduces women to servants
What historical factor does Lily reference about women's position in the 1930s?
What historical factor does Lily reference about women's position in the 1930s?
Birth control not widely available
What does 'ta-ta Maggie' suggest in Lily's warning about John?
What does 'ta-ta Maggie' suggest in Lily's warning about John?
Casual dismissal
What does Lily want Maggie to do by 'looking in the mirror'?
What does Lily want Maggie to do by 'looking in the mirror'?
Recognise her own worth
What does 'arms akimbo' represent in the stage directions?
What does 'arms akimbo' represent in the stage directions?
Triumph & dominance
How does Lily react when Maggie confronts John?
How does Lily react when Maggie confronts John?
Celebrates while Maggie is distressed
What is the main flaw in Lily's feminism?
What is the main flaw in Lily's feminism?
Hatred of men matters more than Maggie