Jourdain uses words like "genteel society" and "dignity" when responding to his wife to emphasize his commitment to joining the aristocracy.
The Would-Be
Gentleman
by Olfson, Lewy
MADAME JOURDAIN: ...You, a gentleman?
На!
JOURDAIN: My dear wife, I don't see what the fuss is about, just because I respect quality. There is nothing to compare with genteel society. There's no true dignity except among the nobility. I would give my right arm to have been born a count or marquis. But since I wasn't, I'm going to buy my way in!
Use the excerpt from "The Would-Be Gentleman" to answer the question.
Why does Jourdain use words like genteel society and dignity when responding to his wife?
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to emphasize his commitment to joining the aristocracy
to encourage her to actively join his cause
to justify the money he has spent to become noble
to forcefully reject her opinion of the nobility
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