# Social Class and Mobility in The Way of the World

> Theme guide for The Way of the World by William Congreve.

The play highlights class distinctions through servants like Foible and Waitwell, who scheme to rise socially, and through Lady Wishfort's anxiety about maintaining her status, exposing the fragility of social hierarchies.

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