LITERATURE QUESTIONS
RESTORATION EIGHTEENTH CENTURY DRAMA
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In Richard Sheridan’s “The School for Scandal, ” Lady Sneerwell and Snake:
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lend money at exorbitant interest so that they can ruin the reputation of others.
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are not interested in having Lady Teazle join them because they want to gossip about her.
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run a network of gossipers.
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emerge victorious in what has been seen as a prediction of the 21st-century’s treatment of celebrity culture.
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seek forgiveness and are reintegrated back into society.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Rumour and reputation play a large part in Sheridan’s meticulously crafted play, with gossip being a weapon one can use against someone. Lady Sneerwell is in love with young Charles Surface.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lady Sneerwell confides that Joseph wants Maria, who is an heiress, and that Maria wants Charles. Thus she and Joseph are plotting to alienate Maria from Charles by putting out rumours of an affair between Charles and Sir Peter’s new young wife, Lady Teazle.
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