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Plot Summary of The Philadelphia Story
"   Tracy Lord was married to C.K. Dexter Haven and she divorced him because of his drinking. She has become engaged to the snobbish George Kittredge. Just before the wedding Haven shows up at the house, invited by Tracey's little sister. At the end of a party prior to the wedding, Tracey gets drunk with a reporter who has come to cover the society wedding, and George leaves in a huff. Tracey wakes up the next morning with a hang over, serious questions about her forthcoming marriage to George, and a changed attitude to C.K. Dexter Haven. "
Jack Goodstein, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
Love Triangles/Polygons Yes
What kind: - one woman-two men
Marriage/Married Yes
Marriage subplot: - rekindling lost love

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - wealthy
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - wealthy
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 90%
Focus of story - Her
How much dialog - mostly dialog
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