School for Scandal Themes

Themes

Honor
Initially honor seems to be in short supply in School for Scandal: the gossips are completely...

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Discuss the themes in the play School for Scandal.

While I have not read School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, I do know that e-notes has some resources that would probably be quite helpful to you. Try checking out the following e-note...
What's the main theme in "School for Scandal?"

I would say that the main theme centers around morality. There are distinct groups of characters - those who are members of the "school for scandal" and those who are not. In the...
Discuss the values presented in Sheridan's "School for Scandal."

As with all of Sheridan's dramatic works, this excellent play acts as the metaphorical equivalent of Sheridan holding up a mirror to his contemporary audience and asking them to take a long hard...
Explain the Comedy of Manners style used in Sheridan's School for Scandal.

"School for Scandal" is an excellent example of a Comedy of Manners. It is a blatant attack on the superficiality of the upper class, pointing up their lack of morals and misplaced attentions. ...
Focus on gossip and slander as a social disease in the play School for Scandal.

The gossips in the play symbolize the lack of honor and morality that exists in their society. None of the gossips considers what effect their spreading of rumors will have, and it doesn't take...