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SECTION ONE-part one-Original post
Throughout the book, there is a constant representation of crimes. I was particularly pulled by the part where Moll disguised herself as a woman of character & means,
went out to the mall to prey on unsuspecting shoppers. Molly uses her disguise to get information on two young girls who were from a wealthy family from the girls’ foot man. The information acquired is used to convince the eldest of the girls that Moll is an acquaintance of both the girl and the girl’s family, “I talked so familiarly to her of her whole family that she could not suspect but that I knew them all intimately” (Defoe, 2005). When the right opportunity presents itself in the shape of the king passing by, Moll strikes and gets away with a gold watch that belongs to the eldest girl. Moll lifts both girls up so that they get to the king and in the process, she commits the crime.
Once the girl discovers what has happened she tries to have a footman chase after Moll but moll is long gone as she had gotten to her coach and was on her way out of the area (p.204-206). The whole story is full of sin or criminal activities. From the start, Moll is guised as a person that she is not and that by itself is a crime. She further misrepresents herself to the girls as an acquaintance of the girls’ family which is another sin. She steals form the eldest girl which by itself is a major crime.
Counter response post
Hi Cardinal Mccarrick, In spite of Moll seemingly minus of a moral compass, it can be said that it was not all Moll’s fault when she seized an opportunity when she managed to steal information from the eldest girl at the mall rather that it was partly the fault of both the girl and the footman, who became unwitting enablers. At the start of that particular story, her natural instincts were aroused when Moll had a small conversation with the girls’ footman and the footman was more than eager to share the stories of the girls as well as the girls’ family without much prompting, “and the fool of a fellow told me presently who she was; that she was Sir Thomas----'s eldest daughter, of Essex, and that she was a great fortune; that her mother was not come to town yet; but she was with Sir William----'s lady, of Suffolk, at her lodging in Suffolk Street, and a great deal more”(p.205). The footman was fully to blame for revealing so much information. The eldest sister was also to blame as she was not keen on knowing who Moll was. Her victimization was sealed when she shared personal details, as she foolishly entertained a conversation with someone she did not know, divulging personal information. Both the girl and footman must share responsibility for their roles in (Moll) succeeding in character identity theft.
Section one- part two
Hi Lady M, Proper hygiene and lack of adequate medical attention was undoubtedly partly to blame for her poor skin condition, those unannounced flare-up interrupting a consistent calendar (itinerary)for Moll’s tenure of vice laden actions. It seems that the boils on Moll’s face were related to her crimes or sins. According to the passage, a link is being created between the boils and Moll’s crimes. The boils made her sit out of her so called “adventures” as she could be easily identified as they were used as telling defining physical descriptions of her witnessed from her victims. Moll had to pause during her campaigns of crime till her face was cleared of the boils lest she gets herself arrested. In a way, I believe that Moll’s days were numbered, with the help of the boils as a constant interruption, Moll could be positively identified sooner than later.
In the film she “stoops to counter”, the women are dressed in somewhat big dresses and small hats that are meant to protect them from the sun yet they have umbrellas with them as well. On the other hand, the men are dressed in what may be termed as shorts or trousers that are three quarters long. In addition, the men have walking sticks and dress in almost knee length boots. The costumes used in this film are used in attempts to depict the eighteenth century. For example in the time stamp 43” up to 50”, (what does this mean???) there are two male characters as well as two female characters all dressed in attire associated with the 18th century (Youtube.com, 2016). NEEDS editing revision?
I am of the opinion that the film might have overdone it with costumes and the actions in contrast to what the original performance would have been like. In the film particularly on the identified time stamp, the male characters are purported to whisper yet everything they say can be heard by the people that they are whispering on. I believe in the original film, that it would have not been the case. The dressing was also exaggerated as the characters were too overdressed considering it was a sunny day. The costumes were not fitting for an 18th century hot day.
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In reference to the time stamp mentioned above, 43”-47” ( It says 23 – 50 above ans are these numbers inches?????) please make competent and relevant to the instruction and answer?, there is a high likelihood that the costumes were appropriate for the depiction of the 18th century. The characters were fully dressed in costumes that were common in the 18th century irrespective of the weather. According to information on the 18th century, it was common for ladies to wear hats while at the same time have umbrellas for the sake of protecting them from the sun; it was ladylike (Olsen, 2017). In reference to information on 18th century mannerism such as faked whispers were common in order to pass information that was not in the public domain. The fake whisper was meant to ensure that the hearer understood that the message was a secret and should be treated as so.
SECTION THREE -Part one
From the letters, it is evident that virtues are humility, honesty, and wisdom. Pamela shows the virtue of wisdom in her letter to her parents by first being honest about the gifts that she received from her master and the feelings that she got from being gifted. Secondly, Pamela is wise enough to consult the woman of the house Mrs. Jervis on the gifts that she is receiving considering that the gifts are part of Mrs. Jervis possessions. Pamela humbly requests for Mrs. Jervis counsel on the matter and from that action, we see the virtue of humility in Pamela as it would have been easy for Pamela to put blame on her outer beauty for the gift and attention that she was receiving from her master.
Pamela’s father is a virtuous person as he advices her daughter to take care of herself. His advice to Pamela is that Pamela should remain humble even if she receives advances from her master (Loveman, 2016). Pamela’s father is keen on honesty that his advice to Pamela is for Pamela to talk on everything particularly on the advances from her master with Mrs. Jervis. Pamela’s father’s virtues can be seen from his advice to Pamela where he insists that Pamela should not get puffed up on compliments on her outer beauty rather she should have inner beauty as that is something that she can take praise on.
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References
Defoe, D. (2005). Moll Flanders. Broadview Press.
Loveman, K. (2016). Reading fictions, 1660-1740: deception in English literary and political culture. Routledge.
Olsen, K. (2017). Daily life in 18th-century England. ABC-CLIO.
Youtube.com (2016). Oliver Goldsmith's "She Stoops to Conquer". Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_EBMaNxjB0&t=2812s
