The School for Scandal and Other Plays
Author: Richard Brinsley Sheridan
The three plays collected in this volume demonstrate Sheridan’s unerring ability to create unrivalled comedy out of ingenious plots, witty repartee, farcical situations and flamboyant characters. And while he never overtly moralizes, Sheridan uses brilliant comedy to deflate hypocrisy and satirize the manners of his age. In The Rivals, Captain Absolute becomes his own riva….Read More
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