School for Scandal | Summary

Act I
School for Scandal opens with Lady Sneerwell and her henchman, Snake, plotting a means to break up the romance between Charles Surface and Maria. It is Snake'sjob to assist in disseminating the gossip that Lady Sneerwell creates, and when he asks why she wishes to destroy this romance, Lady Sneerwell reveals that she wants Charles for herself. Maria's hand would then go to Charles's brother, Joseph.

In the first act, the audience is introduced to the characters who surround Lady Sneerwell, and their true nature is revealed. Gossip and slander...


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