Mrs warens Profession 赏析Word格式.docx

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treatherwitheveryrespect,"

notingthatVivieisagrownwomanandmostlikely"

older"

thantherestofthem.Mrs.WarrendismissesthisnotionandgoesintothecottagetohelpVivie.WhilechattingwithPraedinthegarden,CroftsaskshimwhetherMrs.WarrenhaseverrevealedtohimtheidentityofVivie'

sfather.Praedadmitshedoesnotknowandinsiststhatthemattershouldbeofnoconcern,fortheymust"

take[Vivie]onherownmerits."

CroftsadmitsthatheisattractedtoVivieandwonderswhetherhecouldbeherfather.

AfterCroftsentersthecottage,PraedishailedbyFrankGardner,thesonofthelocalrector,whoadmitsthatheisstayingwithhisfatherafterrunningupconsiderabledebts.HetellsPraedthathehasbeenspendingtimewithVivie,whomheconsidersa"

jollygirl."

BeforeFrankcantellPraedhowserioushisaffectionisforVivie,hisfatherappearsandPraedgoesintotea.Whenthetwoareleftalone,FrankrevealshisfeelingstowardVivietohisfather,whosubsequentlycriticizeshersocialposition.AfterthereverendnotesFrank'

sextravagantlifestyle,hissonremindshimofanincidentinhisfather'

spastwhenheofferedawomanmoneytoretrievelettershehadwrittentoher.Alarmedthatsomeonemighthear,thereverendbegsFranktodropthematter.Whenthetwojointheothersfortea,Mrs.Warrenexclaimsinfrontofthemallthatshestillhasthelettersthereverendhaswrittentoher,whichleaveshim"

miserablyconfused."

Act2

ThateveningFrankflirtswithMrs.Warren,insistingthatshecometoViennawithhim.Shegentlyrebuffshimbutthengiveshimakiss.Angrywithherself,shetellshimtoturnhisattentionstoVivie.However,whenFrankadmitsthathehas,sheisoutrageduntilheinsiststhathisintentionsarehonorable.Later,whenMrs.WarrenconsidersthepossibilityofVivieandFrank'

sunion,thereverenddeemsit"

impossible."

HisavoidanceofanyexplanationsuggeststhathethinksthathemightbeVivie'

sfather.Beforethematterissettled,CroftsdeclaresthatViviecannotmarryFrank,becauseheispenniless.Mrs.WarrenoverridesFrank'

sproteststhatViviewillmarryforlove,notmoney,bydeclaring,"

ifyouhavenomeansofkeepingawife…youcan'

thave[her]."

Undeterred,FrankdeterminestoaskVivietomarryhimimmediately.

Atthatmoment,VivieandPraedenterthecottage,andthediscussionisdropped.Aftertheothersgointodinner,FrankandViviestaybehind,yetFrankdoesnotbringupthesubjectofmarriage.Viviecondemns"

wasters"

likeCrofts,"

shiftingalongfromonemealtoanotherwithnopurpose,andnocharacter,andnogrit,"

anddeterminesthatshewillneverenduplikehim.WhenFrankadmitsthatCroft'

sabilitytogetbywithoutemploymentisappealing,Viviecutshimshort,exclaimingthatheisgetting"

tiresome."

Later,whenCroftsrevealshisinterestinVivie,Mrs.Warrenadoptsaprotective,motherlytoneandinsiststhatheisnotgoodenoughforher.Croftsignoresherinsultandpressesher,arguingthatthethreeofthemcouldlivetogether"

quitecomfortably."

Hethenattemptstobuyherapproval,butsheangrilyrefuses.Enraged,Croftsrunsoutwhenhehearstheotherscomein.

Praed,Crofts,andFrankdepartfortheGardnerhometoretirefortheevening,leavingMrs.Warrenalonewithherdaughter.ThetwosoongetintoanargumentabouthowViviewillnowlive.WhenMrs.Warreninsiststhatshehastherighttodetermineherdaughter'

sfuture,Vivieadmitsthatsheknowsnothingabouthermotherandbeginstoquizher.Mrs.Warrenbecomesquiteflustered,especiallywhenViviedemandstoknowwhoherfatheris.SuspectingthatherfathermightbeCrofts,Viviedeclaresthatshewillleavethenextdayunlesshermothertellsherthetruth.Mrs.WarrenexplainsthatCroftsisnotherfatherandrevealsthatsheisnotsurewhois.

Viviehandlesthenewsofhermother'

spromiscuitydispassionately.Unabletogainsympathyfromherdaughter,Mrs.Warrenbecomesincreasinglyagitateduntilsherevertstohernatural,colloquialtongueandberatesVivieforherlackofunderstanding.Sheinsiststhatshehadnochoicebuttoliveasshehad,forshedidnothavetheadvantagesthatshehasprovidedforVivie.WhenViviearguesthathermothermusthavehadsomechoiceconcerningherfuture,Mrs.Warrentellsherthedetailsofherdifficultlifegrowingupinpoverty,arguingthatprostitutionwastheonlywaysheandhersistercouldsurvive.Sheexplainsthatthe"

high-class,"

profitablebrothelinBrussels,whichsheandhersisterran,affordedthemameasureofindependenceinaworldwherewomen'

sliveswerecontrolledbymen.

Afterlisteningtohermother'

sstory,Viviebecomesvisiblymoved,tellingMrs.Warrenthatsheis"

awonderfulwoman…strongerthanallEngland."

Hermotheradmitstofeelingacombinationofshameandprideinherabilitytoraiseherdaughterasa"

lady."

AsVivieinsiststhattheywillbe"

goodfriendsnow,"

thetwowomenendtheeveninginaloving,familialembrace.

Act3

Inthereverend'

sgardenthenextmorning,Frankchideshisfatherfortheinebriatedstoriesof"

hisfieryyouth"

thathetoldlongintothepreviousevening.PraedcautionsFranktotreathisfatherwithmorerespect.Frank'

struefeelingsaboutMrs.Warren'

ssocialstandingthensurfaceasheadmitsthathismothermostlikelywenttotownthatmorningtoavoidhervisittotheirhome.HewarnshisfathertohidethetruthabouthisrelationshipwithMrs.WarrenanddeclareshisdisgustwhenhethinksaboutthetimeViviemustspendwithher.

Later,whenVivieandMrs.Warrenarrive,ViviewarnsFrankaboutmakingfunofhermotheranddemandsthatheshowherrespect.Frankrefusesandscoldsherforhernewfound"

sentimentality"

inherattitudetowardhermother.Vivieangrilydeclaresthatherpreviousattitudemarkedherasa"

prig"

andthatshehasnowcometounderstandandappreciatehermother'

shardships.TheycontinuetoargueaboutMrs.Warren'

scharacterandVivie'

scontinuingrelationshipwithheruntilFrankturnsromantic,calmingViviewithsillybabytalk.Viviesuccumbstohislovemakingforamoment,admittingthatshewantstoforgetabouthermotherbutthenabruptlysnapsoutofherromanticrevelry,insistingtheyarebeingchildish.

WhenCroftsarrives,Frankleaves.AftercriticizingFrank'

slackofaprofession,CroftsproposesanofferofmarriagetoVivie,whichincludesconsiderablemoneyandposition.Vivierefuses,butCroftscontinuestopresshiscase,insistingthatshewouldbecomeawealthyyoungwidow,duetohisadvancedage.Hetheninformsherthathehasbeenandstillishermother'

sbusinesspartner,whichshocksViviewhohadmistakenlythoughtthathermotherhadgivenupherlifeinprostitution.CroftsexplainsthatMrs.Warrenhasbeenquitesuccessfulrunning"

businesses"

inseveralEuropeanlocationsandthatViviewouldbenefitfromthefamily'

sprofits.WhenVivieadmitsthatsheknowsthatthesebusinessesarebrothels,Croftsbecomesenraged.

ViviedismissesCrofts'

sofferofmarriagewith"

contemptuousself-possession,"

asshedetermineshimtobe"

aprettycommonsortofscoundrel"

forexploitinghermotherforprofit.Croftslaughsathersuperiorairandnotesthatmanyintheupperclasshavebeenengagedinsimilarlydubioustransactionsinordertomaintaintheirwealth.Viviethenrecognizesthathereducationhasbeenpaidforbyhermother'

sgainsfromherbusinessesandashamedlyadmitsthatsheis"

asbadas"

Crofts.AfterCroftstriestoreassureherthatnoonecareshowonegetsmoneyaslongasonegetsit,Vivieangrilyrebukesasocietythatwouldsupporttheactionsofmenlikehimwhoexploityoungwomenforprofit.

AsanenragedCroftsthreatensher,Franksuddenlyappearswithagun,warningCroftsthathecanbe"

careless"

withfirearms.BeforeCroftsstormsoff,hetellsFrankthatVivieishishalfsisterandthatthereverendisherfather.AsFranktakesaimatthedepartingfigure,Vivieseizesthegunandpullsittoherchest,insistingthatFranknowfire.Frankimmediatelydropsthegunandholdshisarmsouttoherinaromanticgesture.Disgusted,Vivieturnsawayandleaves.

Act4

FrankandViviemeetinherofficeinLondon.HetriestoconvincehertoenjoytheSaturdayafternoonatleisurewithhim,butVivietellshimthatshehastowork.WhenFrankinsiststhathedoesnotbelievesheishissisterandevenifshewere,itwouldnotalterhisromanticfeelingsforher,shetellshimthatasisterlyrelationshipistheonlytypeshewantswithhim.Frankmistakenlyassumesthatshehasfalleninlovewithsomeoneelse.

PraedsoonarrivestosaygoodbyebeforeheleavesforItaly.Hetries