Private Lives by Noel Coward Critical Diary Upon approaching reading Private Lives for the first time one could feel sceptical regarding the subject matter or the intellectual value contained within the play However upon researching Noel Cowards personal life and beliefs it becomes apparent that he had a way of communicating his thoughts and arguments in a way which can come across as wit and satire but at their core these instances could be thought of as reflections of Coward as a person Cowar