Miss Lulu Bett | Style

Comedy
The majority of the comedy in the play derives from the shenanigans of the characters. Dwight’s pomposity—marked by his language, and most notably, his mispronunciation of words—is cause for mirth, especially since he does not recognize his own inflated self-importance. Di’s forbidden romance with Bobby Larkin plays out under the eyes of her witless family; at the end of act one, stage directions read, ‘‘At the window, behind the curtain, Di has just kissed Bobby goodby’’—all despite the presence of her mother, father, and prospective suitor...

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