Hobson Flashcards
Telling off the girls
the rebellious females of this house… Therss been a gradual increase of uppishness towards m
laming Maggie for his drinking problems
Why did I stay too long[at the Moonraker’s]? To try to forget I’d had a thankless child
His solution to the girls leaving
I’ll run that shop with men
Maggie has outsmarted her
I’ve been diddled
He won’t be told what to do
You’ll none rule me
He is proud of his upbringing
I’m Hobson, I’m British middle class and proud of it
His wife dies and she used to control the girls
A wife’s a handy thing
Paying wages
Do you think i pay wages to my own daughters?
After he changes his mind about letting the girls get married
I’ll have no husbands here
Finished his job as a father
I’ve done with fathering….so I’m a free man today
He is unwell because of the alcohol
I’m a dying man
To Dr McFarlain
Your complaint and your character are the same
He has become less talkative at the end of the play
yes Maggie
