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How does Goldsmith introduce us to comic situations in Act 1 of ‘She Stoops to Conquer’?
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Sarah Jackson How does Goldsmith introduce us to comic situations in Act 1 of 'She Stoops to Conquer'? The first act of 'She Stoops to Conquer' by Oliver Goldsmith sets foundations for the comedic plots and themes which run through the play. Act one focuses on exposition - that is, giving the audience and idea of what is to come later in the play, and introducing them to the characters and their relationships with each other, setting the scene and so on. The central ideas of deception, disguise, reality and appearance and status are presented in the first act. The initial theme we encounter is very relevant to the context in which the play was written - whether town (London), with all its airs, graces and 'fopperies' was superficial in comparison with the country, and whether one (or one's wife, Mrs. Hardcastle) should indulge in such culture. She disputes with...
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