The playwright describes Mrs Fitzgerald as 'a strong and sinister personality'. Do you think that is an apt description of her character? Give reason in your answer.

Mrs Fitzgerald was a fortune-teller who lived next door to the Pearsons. She was older and heavier compared to Mrs Pearson and a strong and sinister personality. She used to smoke and speak in a deep voice which seemed rather Irish in tone. From the play we can infer that she was a formidable women. She did not tolerate nonsense from anybody and was used to having her way. Mrs Pearson on the other hand, was a docile, submissive woman who was treated roughly by her family and taken for granted. Mrs Fitzgerald wanted Mrs Pearson to deal with her family with gumption and a firm attitude so that they did not dare to ill-treat her ever again. So she suggested that they change places or bodies so that Mrs Pearson's spirit would go into Mrs Fitzgerald's body and vice versa. This change would not last long but allow just enough time for Mrs Fitzgerald's spirit in Mrs Pearson's body to teach the Pearson family a lesson that they would not forget. Mrs Fitzgerald had learned her fortune-telling arts in the east and this was one of the charms that she had learned. Mrs Fitzgerald took it upon herself to show the Pearson family that Mrs Pearson was indispensable to them and that they ought to treat her better. The domineering and assertive attitude of hers fits the description given by the playwright.