Charles Surface

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Charles Surface is a central, good-hearted but reckless young gentleman in Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s comedy play "The School for Scandal."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
theatrical character
appearsIn The School for Scandal NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre comedy of manners
appearsInLanguage English
associatedWithTheme hypocrisy versus sincerity
scandal and reputation
characterTrait carefree
generous
good-hearted
honest
improvident
reckless
contrastedWith Joseph Surface NERFINISHED
creator Richard Brinsley Sheridan NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceDate 1777
firstAppearancePlace Drury Lane Theatre, London NERFINISHED
hasGivenName Charles NERFINISHED
hasSibling Joseph Surface NERFINISHED
hasSurname Surface NERFINISHED
isSubjectOf character analyses in literary criticism
loveInterest Maria NERFINISHED
medium stage play
moralAlignment ultimately virtuous
moralArc matures over the course of the play
nationalityInFiction English
notableScene auction of family portraits
relative Joseph Surface NERFINISHED
Sir Oliver Surface NERFINISHED
roleInWork central character
setInWork 18th-century London NERFINISHED

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The School for Scandal (stage) notableCharacter Charles Surface
subject surface form: The School for Scandal