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6	''The School for Scandal'' is a comedy of manners written by Creator/RichardBrinsleySheridan. It was first performed in London at Drury Lane Theatre on May 8, 1777. With principal themes of "the deceptive nature of appearances, the fickleness of reputation, [and] the often disreputable guises behind which goodness and honesty can conceal itself," it has been noted that "The play remains to this day a crowd-pleaser and one of the standard repertory pieces in our dramatic literature."
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8	!!This play contains examples of:
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10	%%* {{Golddigger}}: Lady Teazle appears to be this.
11	* GossipyHens: the eponymous School for Scandal is this, particularly Mrs. Candour.
12	* GreedyJew: Subverted with Moses. He's a moneylender, but--as Rowley points out--an honest one.
13	%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Charles.
14	* MeaningfulName: Almost every character has a meaningful name, as befits a comedy of manners.
15	** Charles and Joseph '''Surface''' have been misjudged by their appearance.
16	** Lady Sneerwell is a malicious scandalmonger.
17	** Mrs Candour pretends to be friends with those that she spreads rumours about.

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