Literature-In-English Paper 3 WASSCE (PC), 2016

Question 8

      OLIVER GOLDSMITH : She Stoops to Conquer

    Discuss three humorous incidents in the play.


Observation

Many candidates attempted this question. Most of them were able to discuss the humorous incidents in the play..

The following points should be developed by candidates:

  • Tony’s deliberate misdirection of Young Marlow and Hastings to Mr Hardcastle’s house as an inn.
  • Mr and Mrs Hardcastle’s agreeable disagreements.
  • Tony’s playing of pranks on his mother and his stepfather whose wig he fastens to a chair.
  • Young Marlow mistaking Miss Hardcastle for a barmaid.
Candidates’ performance in this question was good.