Question

Which character in The Country Wife is seduced by Horner?

• A. Lady Fidget
• B. Margery Pinchwife
• C. Alithea
• D. Mrs. Squeamish

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Margery Pinchwife

• Margery is innocent and naïve, newly brought to London by her jealous husband.

• Her interaction with Horner is both comic and sexually charged.

• Their relationship satirizes marital control and rural innocence.