Madame Jourdain’s tone in this passage is best described as mocking. She seems to ridicule her husband’s attempts to present himself as an aristocrat, emphasizing the absurdity of his efforts and the reality of his status as a merchant.
The Would-Be Gentleman
by Olfson, Lewy
MADAME JOURDAIN: MADAME JOURDAIN: Monsieur Jourdain, my husband, you’re a fool! Dressing up as though you’re on your way to a fancy ball! Hiring language teachers, and dancing teachers, and fencing teachers, and music teachers! The next thing I know, you’ll be paying somebody to teach you to breathe! And all because you think you can turn yourself into an aristocrat. Why don’t you face the fact that you’re a merchant, always have been a merchant, and always will be? You, a gentleman? Ha!
The Would-Be Gentleman, by Moliere, adapted by Lewy Olfson © This play is reprinted from Plays, The Drama Magazine for Young People with the permission of the publisher Plays/Sterling Partners Inc. 897 Washington Street #600160, Newton, MA 02460
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
What is Madame Jourdain’s tone in this passage?
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Responses
fatigued
fatigued
desperate
desperate
mocking
mocking
somber
somber
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