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View submission: ELI5: What is 'gaslighting' and some examples?
Small correction, in the movie and the play it's based on, the husband isn't specifically trying to drive his wife crazy; it's a side effect of the lies he's telling to cover up his attempt to rob her of her aunt's fortune.
Comment by relddir123 at 13/12/2018 at 06:32 UTC
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Correcting the correction: it’s his aunt’s fortune. She just has enough money to buy the house. She’s being driven crazy so people will see this and nobody will believe a word she says. Mr. Rough was an excellent man.
Comment by [deleted] at 13/12/2018 at 08:58 UTC
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He absolutely is trying to drive her crazy. He wants her institutionalized so he can find her aunt's jewels.