Hobsons Choice by Harold Brighouse :: Hobsons Choice Harold Brighouse Essays

Hobsons Choice by Harold BrighouseMaggie can be described as a woman of many qualities there are manyaspects of the play that can verify this statement.The scene starts with Maggie sayingDinner at half past times one girls, well give him half an hourThis looks as if Hobson has gone to the pub but Maggie has told himthat lunch is at one but he says its not. So Maggie says its at halfone. From the words Well give him half an hour it seems as if thisargument is a regular occurrence.Maggie is a very dominant face and because of this, she makes agreat saleswoman.This is a shop you know. Were not here to let plurality go out withoutbuying.In this scene, we also assume the other main character of the book,Hobson. He is an old man, who likes to show that he has money, by theclothes and the jewellery that he wears. Towards the end of thisscene, we meet Willie Mossop. He plays an important part of this play.When we first meet him, he is a shy fellow.Im not much good at owt but leather.As th e play progress, Maggie marries Will and they start up a businesstogether. By the end of the play, Willie is a completely differentperson, he is no longer shy, but he is a very confident character whois not afraid to speak his mind. Thanks to Maggie Willie had changedin character.Maggie first becomes aware of Willies talent, when a customer, MrsHepworth, visits the shop and demands to see Willie. We find out herehow little faith people have for Willie, as when Mrs Hepworth wants tosee the maker of her shoes, Hobson tries to apologise as he thinksthat Willie has done something wrong.I assure you it shall not occur again, Mrs Hepworth.By the time Mrs Hepworth has odd the shop, she has complementedWillie, insulted Hobson and Maggie has made up her mind that Willie isthe man for her.A short while after, Hobson decided to go to the Moonrakers. While hehad gone, Maggie took the opportunity to tell Willie her proposal andso she yet again calls him up to the shop. He is still shy and so h edoesnt want to come right up. Maggie tries to builds Wills confidence, by telling him how clever he is and how he could do much better.Youre a natural born genius at making boots.This makes Willie feel a little bit better somewhat Maggie as he nowknows that she has confidence in him.