Design for Living (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Noël Coward
- First Published: 1933
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Comedy
- Time of Work: The 1930’s
- Setting: Paris, London, and New York City
- Genres: Drama, Comedy, Boulevard drama
- Subjects: Values, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., Self-discovery, United States or Americans, Sex or sexuality, Gender roles, New York City, Paris, 1930’s, London, Painting or painters, Drama or dramatists
- Locales: New York, NY, Paris, France, London, England
Characters Discussed
Gilda, who is about thirty years old. She is Ernest’s wife and the mistress of both Otto and Leo. Gilda is attracted to Otto, an unsuccessful painter, and lives with him in his Paris studio, hoping to further his career. Although Gilda does not wish to marry, claiming that marriage provides nothing she wants, she is humiliated by the way in which feminine impulses sway her life. When Leo returns from New York as a successful playwright, Gilda deserts Otto and goes to live with Leo in London. After eighteen months with Leo, however, Gilda is still unhappy....
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See Also:
Noël Coward (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Noël Coward (Dictionary of World Biography)Noël Coward (Drama)
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