School for Scandal Group
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tusingwire
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How does School for Scandal reflect culture in society?
Explain in relation to culture.
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gbeatty Teacher
College - FreshmanPosted by gbeatty on Saturday February 10, 2007 at 8:50 AMThe great comedy School for Scandal reflects its society's culture in many ways. It reflects its society through the sort of characters who are shown worthy of praise or blame. These aren't just randomly chosen individuals, but represent types. Sheridan shows his culture's values through what the characters are concerned with (marriage, gossip, reputation, the lack of independence that comes through debt, true value vs. appearances, etc.). The play also shows its culture's values through its biases; look at how the play portrays Jews.
Greg