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"Hobson's Choice" by Harold Brighouse  

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20th Century Drama Coursework "Hobson's Choice" by Harold Brighouse "Hobson's Choice" is a classical comedy, in which a main character incurs the disapproval of the theatre audience because of his anti-social qualities. * How does Brighouse use dialogue, direction, action and scene setting to make us disapprove of Hobson and enjoy his downfall. * Focus on Hobson Maggie Will The play "Hobson's Choice" was written by Harold Brighouse in 1915 and is set in Victorian Salford. The themes of the play are 'equal rights for women', 'social class' and 'the younger generation rebelling against their parents'. I think that the attitude of the original audience would have been positive towards the play. They might have thought that Maggie was a strong woman. This would have been a good issue to raise in the play because at that time there were women all over the country fighting for their rights. Women would do anything for what they...

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