In this excerpt from The Song of Hiawatha, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow tries to share with the reader the feelings about native american indians and their beautiful traditions with the objective of recording the deeds of Hiawatha and showing the reasons why he was so imporant for his tribe.
Romeo is depressed at the beginning of the play because his love for Rosaline is not returned.
When Lady Bracknell says: "A hundred and thirty thousand pounds! And in the funds! Miss Cardew seems to me a most attractive young lady, now that I look at her"
Even though the whole scene is about trying to show that Miss Cardew is eligible for marriage, Lady Bracknell doesn't seem to accept it until she learns how much money she has. Suddenly then she seems to be a viable candidate for marriage.
