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How Is Lady Bracknell Different From The Play?

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The scene between Lady Bracknell and Jack is setup differently in the film from the play itself. In the clip Lady Bracknell interrogates Jack to determine if he is suitable to marry Gwendolyn with two ladies accompanying her to interrogate as well. In the film, dialogue was cut from the play which involved more questions to determine Jacks suitability, such as determining his political stance. The use of the music in the film help to achieve a more dramatic and intense feeling when the interrogation began, in the play music is absent and does not convey the same sense of the scene as well as the film did. Also, there is a point in the clip when Lady Bracknell reaches for a bell before changing the course of her hand before reaching for some

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