Sir Peter Teazle
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Sir Peter Teazle is a wealthy, elderly country gentleman whose troubled marriage and susceptibility to gossip make him a central figure of comic tension in Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s play "The School for Scandal."
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ stage character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The School for Scandal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSetting | London high society ⓘ |
| characterType |
elderly husband
ⓘ
wealthy country gentleman ⓘ |
| comicDevice | jealous husband stereotype ⓘ |
| conflictsWith |
Joseph Surface
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lady Teazle NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Benjamin Backbite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Richard Brinsley Sheridan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distrusts | Charles Surface NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | The School for Scandal, 1777 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | comedy of manners ⓘ |
| hasAgeDescriptor | elderly ⓘ |
| hasDialogueStyle | witty repartee ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | country gentleman ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipDynamic | older husband–younger wife ⓘ |
| hasResidence | country estate ⓘ |
| hasSocialStatus | wealthy ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
conservative
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irritable ⓘ jealous ⓘ morally concerned ⓘ paternalistic ⓘ susceptible to gossip ⓘ |
| hasWealthStatus | affluent landowner ⓘ |
| isDeceivedBy | Joseph Surface NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTargetOf | scandal-mongers ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| marriedTo | Lady Teazle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
source of comic tension
ⓘ
victim of scandal and rumor ⓘ |
| originalLanguageContext | English Restoration-influenced comedy ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central character ⓘ |
| symbolizes | traditional morality under pressure ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
appearance versus reality
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gossip and scandal ⓘ marriage and domestic discord ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation | 18th century ⓘ |
| trusts | Joseph Surface NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| undergoes | marital reconciliation ⓘ |
| undergoesCharacterArc | from credulous to more self-aware ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
The School for Scandal