Talk:The Contrast (play)



Scene I
The audience is introduced to two friends, Charlotte and Letitia. They discuss the upcoming marriage of Mr. Dimple and Maria Van Rough. During the engagement, Dimple travelled to England, leaving Maria to read books. In reading books, her tastes improved to the point of finding Dimple's love letters poorly written and rather vain than honest. Maria speaks to her father about her depression, which he attributes to her reading. In a soliloquy, Maria believes that if she tells her father how she truly feels, he will understand.

Scene II
Charlotte and Letitia return from shopping. Charlotte is pleased with her purchase of a fashionable dress, despite its poor fit. She was also happy to buy a hat, preventing Sally Slender from buying it.

I've moved this plot summary to the talk page as a sandbox while it's being developed. Feel free to edit it here and move back to main article once its finished. DionysosProteus 01:55, 16 October 2007 (UTC)