Question

(d) Female frailty ! We must all come to it, if
we live to be old, and feel the craving of a
false appetite when the true is decayed.​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

The line is spoken by Mrs. Fainall in act 2, scene 4. She is responding to Mirabell's less than gallant—but painfully accurate—remarks concerning Lady Wishfort, Mrs. Fainall's mother. Mrs. Fainall has already remarked that her mother will do just about anything to gain a husband, making her a perfect pawn in Mirabell's plan to blackmail Lady Wishfort into allowing him to marry Millamant. That is when Mirabell makes the following snide remark about Lady Wishfort, which emphasizes her desperation to get hitched

Answer 2

Correct question:

Explain the quote from The Way of the World: "Female frailty! We must all come to it, if we live to be old, and feel the craving of a false appetite when the true is decayed."

Answer:

The line is spoken by Mrs. Fainall in Act 2, Scene 4. She responds to Mirabell's less-brave - but painfully accurate - remarks about Lady Wishfort, Mrs. Fainall's mother. Grandma. Fainall has previously commented that his mother would do  anything to win a husband, making her the perfect pawn in Mirabell's scheme to blackmail Lady Wishfort into allowing him to marry Millamant.  Mirabell then makes the following sarcastic remark about Lady Wishfort, which underscores her desperation to marry.

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