Historical Context of "She Stoops to Conquer" During King George III's Reign
The play "She Stoops to Conquer" is set during King George III's reign, a period of significant social change in Britain. The Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions were transforming the country, leading to urbanization and class divisions. The interactions between city-dwellers and country folk in the play reflect the emerging social dynamics of the time, highlighting the cultural shifts and perceptions of superiority among the urban elite.
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Historical Context of She Stoops to Conquer The play takes place during the long and relatively peaceful reign of King George III (1738-1820), a time of enormous social transformation for Britain.
Historical Context of She Stoops to Conquer The Agricultural Revolution had led to an unprecedented increase in agricultural production and a massive consolidation of farmland, which in turn sent many of Britain s rural-dwellers into the city looking for work.
Historical Context of She Stoops to Conquer Class divisions were slowly but surely becoming more pronounced as the Industrial Revolution, in its very early years, was creating a new class of working poor in the increasingly populous cities.
Historical Context of She Stoops to Conquer A new sense of cosmopolitanism began to develop among the cities wealthy urban elite, they began to see themselves cultured and worldly than people of the same class who lived in the countryside (the landed gentry). as superior more
Historical Context of She Stoops to Conquer This social dynamic sets the stage for many of the interactions in She Stoops to Conquer, as Marlow and Hastings (two young city slickers ) have journeyed to the countryside to visit the Hardcastles. Marlow s loftiness toward Hardcastle, for example even though it is the result of his mistaken belief that Hardcastle is an innkeeper draws laughs because it plays on Hardcastle s sensitivity to hierarchy between the cultured city-dweller and the country unsophisticated person. this newly emergent
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