She Stoops to Conquer
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She Stoops to Conquer

by

Oliver Goldsmith

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Prologue
  • Act 1
  • Act 2
  • Act 3
  • Act 4
  • Act 5
  • Epilogue 1
  • Epilogue 2
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Mistakes and Deceptions Theme Icon
    Mistakes and Deceptions
  • Class and Geography Theme Icon
    Class and Geography
  • Courtship and Love Theme Icon
    Courtship and Love
  • Parents and Children Theme Icon
    Parents and Children
  • Fashions and Tastes Theme Icon
    Fashions and Tastes
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Charles Marlow
  • Kate Hardcastle
  • Constance Neville
  • George Hastings
  • Hardcastle
  • Mrs. Hardcastle
  • Tony Lumpkin, Esquire
  • Aunt Pedigree
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Clothing Symbol Icon
    Clothing
  • Inns Symbol Icon
    Inns
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allusions
  • Dramatic Irony
  • Foil
  • Foreshadowing
  • Genre
  • Hyperbole
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Oxymorons
  • Parody
  • Satire
  • Setting
  • Soliloquy
  • Style
  • Tone
Quizzes
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  • Prologue Quiz
  • Act 1 Quiz
  • Act 2 Quiz
  • Act 3 Quiz
  • Act 4 Quiz
  • Act 5 Quiz
  • Epilogue 1 Quiz
  • Epilogue 2 Quiz
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