Sir Oliver Surface

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dramatic character fictional character

Sir Oliver Surface is a wealthy, sharp-witted uncle in Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s comedy "The School for Scandal," known for testing his nephews’ true characters through disguise and deception.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dramatic character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
appearsIn The School for Scandal NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithTheme appearance versus reality ⓘ
moral judgment ⓘ
scandal and reputation ⓘ
contrastsWith Joseph Surface NERFINISHED ⓘ
creator Richard Brinsley Sheridan NERFINISHED ⓘ
disguisesAs Mr. Premium NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mr. Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ
evaluates nephews’ integrity ⓘ
exposes Joseph Surface’s hypocrisy ⓘ
firstAppearancePlace Drury Lane Theatre, London NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstAppearanceYear 1777 ⓘ
genreOfWork comedy of manners ⓘ
hasTrait forthright ⓘ
moralistic ⓘ
sharp-witted ⓘ
wealthy ⓘ
language English ⓘ
medium stage play ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
relativeOf Charles Surface NERFINISHED ⓘ
Joseph Surface NERFINISHED ⓘ
roleInWork agent of revelation ⓘ
moral touchstone ⓘ
sympatheticTo Charles Surface NERFINISHED ⓘ
testsCharacterOf Charles Surface NERFINISHED ⓘ
Joseph Surface NERFINISHED ⓘ
uncleOf Charles Surface NERFINISHED ⓘ
Joseph Surface NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesMethod deception ⓘ
disguise ⓘ
workSetIn 18th-century London high society ⓘ

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The School for Scandal (stage) → notableCharacter → Sir Oliver Surface ⓘ
subject surface form: The School for Scandal