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
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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

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Richard Sheridan

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
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 Theme Icon
    Concealment and Exposure
  • Rumors, Wit, and Cruelty Theme Icon
    Rumors, Wit, and Cruelty
  • The Man of Sentiment Theme Icon
    The Man of Sentiment
  • Family Honor and Money Theme Icon
    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 Symbol Icon
    Jews and Anti-Semitism
  • Heirlooms Symbol Icon
    Heirlooms
Lit 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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Levine, Yael. "The School for Scandal." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 19 Jun 2017. Web. 12 Jun 2025.


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