mother-in-law and son-in-law theme
The interpersonal relationship between a married man and his wife's mother is featured.
Examples
In "A Woman Under the Influence" (1974), Nick handled Mabel's hapless mother with remarkable ease and affection.
11 total · 4 major · 7 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ahh2x22 | major | Mrs. Daniels and Dave. |
| ahp5x08 | major | John became fed up with his demanding mother-in-law and arranged to have her killed. |
| ahp6x11 | major | Alice lived with her daughter, Mabel, and son-in-law. |
| columbo1971e4x05 | major | The plot turns on Harold shooting dead his no-nonsense mother-in-law, Margaret, to stop her from ousting him as president of the family electronics company. The few interactions they had in the lead up to her death were characterized by a tone of mutual hostility. |
| ahh2x29 | minor | George was at the dinner table together with his wife and in-laws. |
| bridesheadrevisited1981e1x07 | minor | Rex made a token attempt to see his dying mother-in-law, Lady Marchmain, was turned away from her private rooms, and then had to leave on state business. |
| columbo1971e2x01 | minor | Alex cursorily interacted with his wealthy mother-in-law, Lizzy Fielding. |
| movie: A Woman Under the Influence (1974) | minor | Mabel's mother was rather hapless and did very little |
| play: Hecyra (165 BC) | minor | Myrrina and Pamphilus. |
| tz1959e5x21 | minor | David had a testy exchange with his aged mother-in-law. |