Synopsis
Mischief, mistaken identity, and social satire collide in this timeless comedy of manners.
Oliver Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer is a witty and fast-paced play that skewers class pretensions, courtship customs, and the absurdities of 18th-century British society. When a wealthy country gentleman arranges a match between his daughter Kate and the shy aristocrat Charles Marlow, plans go hilariously awry thanks to a prank by the roguish Tony Lumpkin. Mistaking Kate's home for an inn, Marlow behaves outrageously—especially to the man he doesn't realize is his future father-in-law.
As Kate "stoops" to disguise herself as a barmaid to win Marlow's affections, layers of deception pile up, exposing the vanity and vulnerability of every class. Brimming with humor, charm, and biting social commentary, this enduring classic celebrates love, laughter, and the chaos of being human.
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About the Author
Oliver Goldsmith (1730–1774) was an Anglo-Irish novelist, playwright and poet, who is best known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield, his pastoral poem The Deserted Village, and his plays The Good-Natur'd Man and She Stoops to Conquer. He also wrote An History of the Earth and Animated Nature. He is thought to have written the classic children's tale The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes, the source of the phrase "goody two-shoes".
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