The Rivals
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Preface Prologues Act 1, Scene 1 Act 1, Scene 2 Act 2, Scene 1 Act 2, Scene 2 Act 3, Scene 1 Act 3, Scene 2 Act 3, Scene 3 Act 3, Scene 4 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 Sheridan and His World False Identities and Artifice Language and Pretension The Role of Women Courtship and Generational Conflict Gentlemanly Honor and Dueling
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Captain Jack Absolute / Ensign Beverley Lydia Languish Mrs. Malaprop / Delia Sir Anthony Absolute Julia Melville Faulkland Squire Bob Acres Sir Lucius O’Trigger Lucy David
Symbols
All Symbols Hairstyles Foreign Words
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dramatic Irony Foil Foreshadowing Genre Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Satire Setting Similes Situational Irony Soliloquy Style Tone
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The Rivals

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Richard Sheridan

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