The School for Scandal – Page One Depiction

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From the very first sentence the reader can divulge information about both characters’ status and personalities. The line acquaints that Lady Sneerwell is at a dressing table and Snake is drinking chocolate. By knowing Sneerwell’s simple activity of sitting at the vanity it is easy to assume that the woman is possibly vain or highly focused on her physical appearance. In response to this assumption it could be said that she may treat those whom she views as physically unattractive to be “not worthy” of her. At first glance the reader or audience would view Lady Sneerwell as a snobby woman with high status. As they look about the scene they find Snake sipping chocolate. Chocolate used to be something only available to the rich. It seems that Sheridan wishes the reader to immediately understand his higher status as most important.

Once the two characters commence their dialogue the reader is informed vaguely of what is going on. They may make guesses, but there are a few things that could be deduced for certain. The first is the most apparent. These two have just plotted something t...

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