In the play, the characters use food to cope with their lives. This symbol of gluttony shows how terrible their situations are even though it is presented in a lighthearted comedy.
Marriage is taken lightly in the play, it is not a symbol of eternal love and commitment, but rather a silly engagement to embellish a person’s life with. Marriage in the play reveals the character’s immaturity and naivety, further criticizing Victorian society.
The handbag Jack was abandoned in is a symbol of the dark mistakes that come from the fast and easy life the people in Victorian society aspired to live. There are grave consequences when one lives a life where silly things take priority.
The puns in the play serve to add a double meaning to the work, which parallels the dual life of the characters.
The motif of false identities is the play reveal how unhappy people in Victorian society were because their life is superficial and materialistic.
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