Exp. These lines, spoken by Valentine to Mr. Crampton, have been taken from Act II of the play You Never Can Tell written by George Bernard Shaw. Here the dramatist presents Gloria as an instrument of life force. During the lunch party, Mr. Crampton is treated as a stranger by his children. He wants a warm touch from his family but is disappointed at their cold indifference to him. But Valentine tells him that he had a much worse time at lunch than Crampton had because he sat next Gloria but neither of them said a single word to the other. Though Valentine and Gloria are in love with each other, they had lost their speech and behaved awkwardly in the grip of life force. Valentine admits to Crampton that love has lifted him from the life of struggle to a lofty region. His manhood has been awakened by his love for Gloria. She has made a man of Valentine by spelling a charm on him. Thus, Gloria acts as an instrument of life force attracting Valentine by her beauty.
Basic Study : MA Final in Seven College Under Dhaka University
Subject Name: Modern Drama (Study Guide)
Subject Code: ENM 504
Written and Edited Credit : Md. Layek Ali
Use : Non-Commercial with free Education Purpose
First Published: February 2022
ISBN: 984-70020-0745-0
Text: You Never Can Tell
Writer: George Bernard Shaw
Text Type: Explanations
Act: II
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