1. Satirical elements : 

The pale, weak, slouching bride • The fashionable groom gazing admiringly at himself in the mirror • The dogs chained together as a possible reference to the marriage contract • The large, haughty father with a gouty leg pointing at his family tree • The horrific painting of Medusa in the circular frame • The elaborate new house being built outside

 2. Match the paintings with a pattern and explain. 

Exposition scene:Painting 1 the contract ; presentation of the characters ; beginning of story, the marriage settlement. 

Rising action: Painting2/3: affairs ; cheating; fights; debauchery, children parties but no interest for family, squantering the money 

Climax: The death of the viscount, The affair is discovered the viscount is killed by the lover