Salient characteristics of English aristocratic ladies in the play, The Ways of the World.

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Salient characteristics of English aristocratic ladies in the play, The Ways of the World.

What are the salient characteristics of the English aristocratic ladies in the play the ways of the world?

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 12/6/2017 4:58 PM

The most important salient trait is that of appearances..... specifically, the appearance of having a good reputation. Over the course of the novel, we learn that good reputations are desires but not consciously worked for..... they are not deserved but rather preserved.