She Stoops to Conquer

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1773

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Act I

Act II

Act III

Act IV

Act V

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Essay Topics

How does the author use dramatic irony throughout She Stoops to Conquer? What impact does it have on the audience that they always know more than the characters?

How do the cultural shifts occurring in 18th-century Britain impact class identity in She Stoops to Conquer? Analyze how a trend such as urbanization, expanding international trade, new communications technology, or improved road systems impacts the plot and class attitudes of characters in the play.

Aristotle's definition of comedy claims that comedy must imitate inferior things in order to ridicule their flaws. What or who do you think Goldsmith is mocking in She Stoops to Conquer? What is he trying to satirize or critique?