Lady Teazle

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Lady Teazle is a witty, fashion-obsessed young wife whose flirtations and moral awakening drive much of the comedy and satire in Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s play "The School for Scandal."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comic heroine
fictional character
theatrical character
alignment ultimately virtuous
appearsIn The School for Scandal NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme fashion and vanity
hypocrisy
marital discord
moral reform
reputation and scandal
background country girl turned fashionable lady
characterTrait fashion-obsessed
flirtatious
impressionable
impulsive
witty
contrastedWith Maria NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
createdBy Richard Brinsley Sheridan NERFINISHED
dramaticFunction source of comic misunderstanding
vehicle for social satire
firstAppearance The School for Scandal NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceYear 1777
genre comedy of manners character
literaryMovement Restoration-influenced comedy of manners tradition
maritalStatus married
medium stage
moralArc from frivolity to repentance
narrativeFunction drives comedy
drives satire
object of scandalous gossip
notableQuality love of gossip
sharp repartee
notableScene screen scene with Sir Peter and Joseph Surface
originalLanguage English
relationshipTypeWithSirPeterTeazle conflicted marriage GENERATED
relationshipWith Sir Peter Teazle NERFINISHED
setting London high society
socialRole young wife
spouse Sir Peter Teazle NERFINISHED
stageTradition popular role for leading actresses
symbolizes the possibility of moral reform
the temptations of fashionable society
temptedBy Joseph Surface NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfFiction 18th century
undergoes moral awakening
workType stage play character

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The School for Scandal (stage) notableCharacter Lady Teazle
subject surface form: The School for Scandal