Lady Bracknell Flashcards
A1
‘‘She looks quite……… younger’’
A1
‘‘She looks quite twenty years younger’’
A1
‘‘Ask Mr.Bunbury, from me, to be….. not to have a….. on….’’
'’Ask Mr.Bunbury, from me, to be kind enough not to have a relapse on Sunday’’
A1
‘‘An engagement should…………It is hardly a matter that she…………. for herself’’
'’An engagement should come on a young girl as a surprise …. it is hardy a matter that she could be allowed to arrange for herself’’
A1
‘‘You can take…….’’
You can take a seat- A1
A1
‘‘I do not approve of….. that tampers with……..’’
I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance- A1
A1
‘‘Fortunately in…….. education produces…… whatsoever. If it did, it would prove a…….. to the……’’
Fortunately in England… education produces no effect whatsoever. If it did, it would prove a serious danger to the upper classes-A1
A1
‘‘To lose one…. may be regarded as a…..; to lose both looks like……’’
To lose one parent… may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness-A1
In a handbag?-A1
A1
‘‘In a…..’’
In a handbag?-A1
A1 to marry into a….. and form an alliance with…….’’
to marry into a cloak-room and form an alliance with a parcel”- A1
A3
‘‘[Enter….. The couples…… in….’’
“[Enter LADY BRACKNELL. The couples separate in alarm.” - A3
A3
‘‘I followed her at once by a……., her unhappy……., i am glad to say, under the impression that she is……… a……..’’
“I followed her at once by a luggage train, her unhappy father is, I am glad to say, under the impression that she is attending a… lecture”-A3
A3
‘‘We live, i regret to say, in an age…….’’
“We live, I regret to say, in an age of surfaces”- A3
A3
‘‘Dear Child you know that….. has nothing but his…. to……..’’ - Lady B on Algernon
“Dear Child you know that Algernon has nothing but his debts to depend on”-Lady B on Algernon A3
A3
‘‘When i married…. i had no….. of any….’’
“When I married Lord Bracknell I had no fortune of any kind” A3
A3
‘‘They give people the opportunity of……… before marriage, which i think is…….’’
“They give people the opportunity of finding out eachother’s character before marriage, which I think is never advisable” A3
A3
‘‘He has nothing, but he…….’’
“He has nothing, but he looks everything” A3 (contextualise)
A3
‘‘Untruthful! My………? ……..’’
“Untruthful! My nephew Algernon? Impossible” A3
A3
‘‘You are perfectly….. in making some…… ‘’
“You are perfectly right in making some slight alteration” A3
A3
‘‘Society is full of…… of the very highest….. who have, of their own…….., remained….. for….’’
“society is full of women of the very highest birth who have, of their own free choice, remained thirty-five for years”A3
A3
‘‘I see no reason why our……. should not be even still more……. at the age you……. than she is at……. there will be a large…… of…’’
“I see no reason why our dear Cecily should not be even still more attractive at the age you mentioned (35) than she is at present. there will be a large accumulation of property” A3
A3
‘‘A remark which i am……seems to me to show a…….. nature
“a remark which I am bound to say seems to me to show a somewhat impatient nature” A3
A3
‘‘This is not the….. i propose for…..Algernon, of course, can…….. for himself’’
“That is not the destiny I propose for Gwendolen. Algernon, of course, can choose for himself” A3
A3
‘‘To miss any more might……… to comment on the….’’
“ To miss any more might expose us to comment on the platform” A3
A3
‘‘a female of…… aspect, remotely connected with…’’
“ a female of repellent aspect, remotely connected with education?” A3
