The silver Box

John Galsworthy's The Silver Box is a three-act comedy that shows the contrasting behaviors and attitudes of varied social classes, following the theft of a silver cigarette box. Critical of the English legal system, the book is a satire on how justice has different implications for the rich and the poor. Two events converge: the theft of a rich woman's purse and the subsequent theft of a silver cigarette box. As the criminals are brought to court, justice shows its true face. Sympathizing ...