Overview of "She Stoops to Conquer" Characters and Setting

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In "She Stoops to Conquer," the play opens with Mrs. Hardcastle expressing dissatisfaction with country life and her old mansion. Her son Tony, a mischievous character, runs off to a local inn. Mr. Hardcastle prefers the old ways and disapproves of Tony's behavior. Miss Hardcastle learns that Marlow, her future husband, is a shy yet well-bred scholar. Miss Neville, Mrs. Hardcastle's niece, reveals Marlow's behavior around women. The story unfolds with comedic elements and misunderstandings among the characters.

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Oliver Goldsmith

HE WAS BORN IN 1728 IN IRELAND His father was a protestant curate of palls He was sent to village and local grammar school He entered trinity college Dublin in 1744 He got his degree in 1749 Goldsmith remained spendthrift for several years He was sent to study medicine in 1752 He returned to England in 1756 and did odd jobs In 1764 THE TRAVELLER made him famous

Mrs.Hardcastle =wife of Mr.Hardcastle Hardcastle = husband of Mrs.Hardcastle Son Tony = Hardcastle stepson Marlow = son of sir charles Marlow Miss.Neville = an orphan and neice of mrs.Hardcastle Hastings = friend of Marlow

In the opening scene, Mrs. Hardcastle is complaining to her husband about the dullness of the country life. She is dissatisfied with their old rumbling mansion witch look more like an inn. She does not like to be referred to as an old wife. She bore her son Tony to her former husband when she was not more than twenty. As Tony has not yet come of age she cannot be more than forty. She is very fond of tony. Tony is going to have fifteen hundred a year , she thinks he can do without learning. As tony is consumptive, she does not send him to school.

Hardcastle likes all that is old and he does not want to change. He knows Tony to be mischievous and feels that only ale houses and stable are the suitable place for him. Tony comes in and there is a tussle between the mother and the son Tony runs off to the Three Pigeons. His mother follow him. Then miss. Hardcastle enters, prettily dressed. Her father tells her that in the evening his friend s son Marlow who is to be her husband, will call on them.

He tells her that Marlow is a handsome, generous well bred scholar. He adds that he is bashful and reserved. Miss. Hardcastle feels that it will be hard to tackle him.

Miss. Neville is Mrs Hardcastles neice .she tells more about Marlow ,the friend of Hastings ,her lover she says that Marlow feels embrassed in company of virtuous and reputed womens ,but is free with women of lower order.Miss .Hardcastle still more worried

Miss Neville is an orphan . Mrs Hardcastle is managing her fortune for the sake of his son ,tony though miss .Neville is love with Hastings ,she pretends to love tony ,which tony can not bear .she says tony is very good natured and he wishes to marry anyone except him

Miss . Hardcastle is dissatisfied with the country life so she wanted to marry Marlow also she wanted Miss. Neville to marry his son Tony Lumpkin

TONY Two gentlemen The landlord

Tony precides at the inn ,the three pigeons . He is with disreputable friends . When she sings a song praising wine and condemning learning and preaching ,he is aplauded

comes in and announces the landlord arrival of the two gentlemen who have lost their way and who wanted be to directed to Mr. Hardcastle s house .he comes forward to guide them but tony is unable to say where is Hardcastle s house

The landlord confuses them by giving uncertain directions tony directs them to the inns called Buk s Head and the landlord tells them that the Busk s Head landlord is a rich gentlemen who keeps good wine and beds.