Question

1. "I am going back to my grandmother. My lawyer will communicate with you later ?" (a) Who speaks the above lines ? (b) Why is she going back to her grandmother ? (c) What ef f ect does the above extract have on the listener ? ​1. "I am going back to my grandmother. My lawyer will communicate with you later ?" (a) Who speaks the above lines ? (b) Why is she going back to her grandmother ? (c) What effect does the above extract have on the listener ?

Answer 1

Dear student,

The answers are as follows:

1. The above lines are spoken by Lavinia, John Hallock's wife.
2. She is going back to her grandmother because she suspects that her husband is having an extra marital affair with a lady named Helen.
3. John is shocked and heart broken, he does not know how to explain the situation to his wife and tell her not to leave him alone.

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