Arden of Faversham Themes

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Awareness of Class Differences
Although only one character in the play is of noble birth (Lord Cheyne), the issue of social class is an important theme. Characters are very conscious of their positions in the social hierarchy. One of the reasons Arden despises Mosby is that the latter was not content to remain in the class in which he was born. He made a living as a humble tailor but then rose through the patronage of a nobleman to become steward in the nobleman’s house, a position that gives him considerably more wealth and prestige than he had as a mere repairer of...

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