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Act 3, Scene 7
Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Every Man in His Humour, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Language
Human Folly
Authenticity
Parenthood
Summary
Analysis
Back at Kitely’s, Downright chastises Dame Kitely for allowing Wellbred and his entourage into the house. He blames her, but she questions how she could possibly “keep out all them, think you? I should put myself against half a dozen men?” She says he has no “sense, or reason!”
Downright’s anger is on the increase, setting him up for confrontation. Dame Kitely’s point is a fair one; it’s also worth noting that the women in the play are not as foolish as the men, though they feature far less prominently.
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