The School for Scandal
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Prologue Act 1, Scene 1 Act 1, Scene 2 Act 2, Scene 1 Act 2, Scene 2 Act 2, Scene 3 Act 3, Scene 1 Act 3, Scene 2 Act 3, Scene 3 Act 4, Scene 1 Act 4, Scene 2 Act 4, Scene 3 Act 5, Scene 1 Act 5, Scene 2 Act 5, Scene 3 Epilogue
Themes
All Themes Concealment and Exposure Rumors, Wit, and Cruelty The Man of Sentiment Family Honor and Money
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Lady Teazle Sir Peter Teazle Lady Sneerwell Joseph Surface / Mr. Surface Charles Surface Sir Oliver Surface / Mr. Premium / Mr. Stanley Mr. Rowley Maria Moses
Symbols
All Symbols Jews and Anti-Semitism Heirlooms
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dramatic Irony Foil Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Satire Setting Similes Situational Irony Soliloquy Style Tone Verbal Irony
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The School for Scandal

by

Richard Sheridan

The School for Scandal Symbols

Jews and Anti-Semitism

This symbol as portrayed in the play is obviously racist and morally reprehensible. Nonetheless, it exists in the play and should be analyzed. In The School for Scandal “Jewishness” generally represents the foreign and the…

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Heirlooms

Family heirlooms in the play signify the importance of preserving the past, especially the family’s past. For those in the older generation, the preservation of the objects they have been able to add to the…

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