ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -In order to get to the bottom of his true character, Kate disguises herself as a maid and comedy ensues as Marlow makes love to the “maid” and disregards her father. Meanwhile, George Hastings is thrilled to find his true love, Constance Neville, living at the Hardcastle’s house.

Detailed explanation-2: -Right from the beginning, she got an insight into the psychological complication of Marlow’s character. He has an uneasiness with upper-class women, but comfortable with women belonging from lower economic class. This decides her to adopt the ruse of playing a barmaid and a “poor relation” with the Hardcastle family.

Detailed explanation-3: -An intelligent, good-humored, sensible, and beautiful young woman, Kate is confident in her own merits and appreciative of the good in those around her. She loves and respects her father, Hardcastle, and humors him by dressing in the old-fashioned manner he prefers half the time.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kate and Hardcastle’s relationship is distinguished by mutual respect and trust. Teenagers and parents fight bitterly over teenagers’ clothes to this day, but instead of fighting, Kate and her father are able to strike a compromise: she dresses as she wants to in the morning, and as he would like her to in the evening.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mr Hardcastle clearly represents old-fashioned values, and is entirely unashamed of this, whereas Mrs Hardcastle likes to think she is more modern, although it is implied that she is rather pretentious. Their conflicting attitudes are concisely illustrated in these antithetical statements.