Give an account of the Casket episode in “She Stoops to Conquer.”

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Give an account of the casket episode in She Stoops to Conquer The casket episode is an important part of the subplot in She Stoops to Conquer It is related to the love story of Hastings and Constance This part of the play brings humour confusion and surprise It also helps us understand the real nature of some characters like Mrs Hardcastle Constance Tony and Hastings Plan to Elope Hastings and Constance love each other Hastings wants to run away with her But Constance does not want to go without her casket of jewels These jewels are her property Her aunt Mrs Hardcastle keeps them She refuses to give this and says Indeed Constance you amaze me Such a girl as you want jewels It will be time enough for jewels my dear twenty years hence when your beauty begins to want repairs Constance is careful and wants to secure

her fortune before leaving Hastings is sad but agrees to wait This shows that Constance is wise and careful Tony s Help Tony also wants to help them He does not want to marry Constance So he steals the casket from his mother and gives it to Hastings When Hastings asks how he got the jewels he says Ask me no questions and I ll tell you no fibs This makes Hastings and Constance very happy Tony s action shows that he is kind and helpful Back to Mrs Hardcastle Later Marlow mistakenly returns the casket to Mrs Hardcastle He thinks she is the landlady of an inn Hastings becomes upset again Then Tony makes another mistake by giving her a letter from Hastings She learns about the plan to elope and becomes angry In final the casket episode is both funny and meaningful It shows the greed of Mrs Hardcastle and the wisdom of Constance It also proves Tony s kind nature and Hastings s true love

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