She Stoops to Conquer

""She Stoops To Conquer"" is a play written by Oliver Goldsmith, first performed in 1773. The play is a comedy of manners and centers around the misadventures of a young man named Charles Marlow, who is set to visit the home of Mr. Hardcastle in the countryside with his friend George Hastings. However, Marlow is extremely shy around women of his own class and becomes tongue-tied and awkward in their presence. When he mistakes Mr. Hardcastle's home for an inn and the host's daughter, Kate, for a barmaid, he becomes more confident and charming. Kate, who has fallen for Marlow, decides to play along with the ruse, pretending to be a serving girl in order to win his affections. Meanwhile, Hastings is courting another young woman, Constance Neville, who is being forced to marry the foppish Tony Lumpkin against her will. The play is full of mistaken identities, witty banter, and hilarious situations as the characters navigate their way through the social conventions of their time. ""She Stoops To Conquer"" is considered a classic of English literature and is still performed today.MISS HARDCASTLE. (Alone). Lud, this news of papa's puts me all in a flutter. Young, handsome: these he put last; but I put them foremost. Sensible, good-natured; I like all that. But then reserved and sheepish; that's much against him. Yet can't he be cured of his timidity, by being taught to be proud of his wife? Yes, and can't I--But I vow I'm disposing of the husband before I have secured the lover.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.