Jack's Plan from "summary" of The rivals; a comedy by Richard Brinsley B. Sheridan
Jack's plan is to win the heart of his love, Lydia Languish, by pretending to be a poor but noble suitor. He enlists the help of his friend, Captain Absolute, to pose as Jack's wealthy guardian, thus allowing Jack to win her affections.- Jack was a natural planner. He liked to think out every step of his actions and approach things logically and methodically.
- Despite bearing an air of perfection, Jack's plans very rarely went according to plan. Why this was is unclear, yet many speculated that some unforeseen force was responsible.
- All who witnessed Jack's plans marvelled at their complexity. But more often than not they weren't enough to save the day.
- Over time, Jack began to refine his plans even further, trying to make them as close to perfect as possible before launching into action.
- Every one of Jack's ideas were incredibly well thought out, down to the last detail. Nobody could match him for careful planning.
- It wasn't until much later when Jack placed greater emphasis on flexibility that his plans became successful.
- Jack soon developed a knack for spotting potential problems and a strategy to get around them. He was now ready to vanquish any problem that came his way!
- His plans often surpassed those of the most experienced strategists of the day. They seemed almost infallible- or so it appeared at first glance.
- The key to success he realised, was to take the unexpected into account and be able to adapt quickly when things changed.
- He never left anything to chance and meticulously detailed all stages of the plan in an attempt to avoid ill fortune.
