Mrs Kitty Warren
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Mrs Kitty Warren is the shrewd, pragmatic former prostitute turned brothel-owner at the center of George Bernard Shaw’s play, whose secretive past and financial success clash with her daughter’s moral ideals.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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protagonist ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
problem play
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social drama ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Mrs Warren's Profession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
Victorian morality
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capitalism and exploitation ⓘ gender and economic survival ⓘ mother–daughter relationships ⓘ |
| backstory |
invested earnings in a chain of brothels
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rose from poverty through prostitution ⓘ |
| centralConflictWith | Vivie Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concealsFrom | Vivie Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concealsInformation | true source of her income ⓘ |
| conflictTheme | clash between economic pragmatism and moral ideals ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Bernard Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdInYear | 1893 ⓘ |
| criticizes | limited respectable employment options for women ⓘ |
| defends | prostitution as an economic necessity ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | embodies the social causes of prostitution rather than individual vice ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceInWork | Mrs Warren's Profession, 1902 public performance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | Vivie Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Kitty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMaritalStatus | unmarried ⓘ |
| hasNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
brothel owner
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former prostitute ⓘ |
| hasRelationship | business partner of Sir George Crofts ⓘ |
| hasSocialClassBackground | working class ⓘ |
| hasSurname | Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
materialistic
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pragmatic ⓘ protective mother ⓘ secretive ⓘ shrewd ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| moralViewpoint | prioritizes economic realities over abstract morality ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire to escape poverty
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financial security ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | successful businesswoman in an immoral trade ⓘ |
| residesIn | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInContext | late 19th-century English society ⓘ |
| stageMedium | drama ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
economic exploitation of women
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social hypocrisy about prostitution ⓘ |
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