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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:play
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:television_adaptation
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gptkbp:adaptations
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gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:television_adaptation
gptkb:television
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:adapted_into
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gptkb:musical
gptkb:film_adaptations
television adaptations
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Richard_Brinsley_Sheridan
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gptkbp:character_development
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gptkb:moral_ambiguity
conflict resolution
social commentary
romantic entanglements
complex characters
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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Charles Surface is in love with Maria.
Joseph Surface is the brother of Charles Surface.
Lady Sneerwell is a rival of Maria.
Lady Sneerwell spreads rumors about others.
Lady Teazle has an affair with Joseph Surface.
Lady Teazle is married to Sir Peter Teazle.
Maria is the ward of Sir Peter Teazle.
Sir Peter Teazle is a guardian to Charles Surface.
The play critiques the behavior of the upper class.
Sir Oliver Surface disguises himself to test his nephews.
Sir Oliver Surface is the uncle of Joseph and Charles Surface.
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gptkbp:characters
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gptkb:Joseph_Surface
gptkb:Mrs._Candour
gptkb:Charles_Surface
gptkb:Lady_Teazle
gptkb:Mr._Snake
gptkb:Sir_Peter_Teazle
Sir Benjamin Backbite
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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well-received
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced later comedies
influenced modern comedies
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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often studied in literature courses.
performed in various adaptations.
influenced later playwrights.
considered a classic of English literature.
remains relevant in discussions of social media and gossip.
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gptkbp:explores
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gptkb:marriage
gptkb:social_class
gptkb:deception
reputation
gossip
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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" The world is a stage."
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gptkbp:first_performance
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gptkb:Drury_Lane_Theatre
1777
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:comedy
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gptkbp:historical_context
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addresses issues of morality and reputation.
emerges from the tradition of Restoration comedy.
reflects 18th-century British society.
satirizes the social norms of the time.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The School for Scandal
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gptkbp:influence
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gptkb:restoration_comedy
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gptkbp:influenced
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satirical works
later comedies
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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real-life scandals
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:main_theme
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hypocrisy
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gptkbp:notable_character
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gptkb:Joseph_Surface
gptkb:Mrs._Candour
gptkb:Charles_Surface
gptkb:snake
gptkb:Lady_Teazle
gptkb:Sir_Peter_Teazle
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gptkbp:notable_characters
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gptkb:Joseph_Surface
gptkb:Charles_Surface
gptkb:Lady_Teazle
gptkb:Sir_Peter_Teazle
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gptkbp:notable_production
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gptkb:Broadway
2015 revival
2010 revival
1980 revival
West End revival
2020 revival
University productions
Royal National Theatre production
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" The world is a stage, and we are merely players."
" I am not a hypocrite, I am a man of the world."
" There is no such thing as a scandal, only the scandal of being caught."
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gptkbp:notable_themes
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gptkb:social_class
gptkb:deception
hypocrisy
gossip
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gptkbp:number_of_acts
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gptkb:5
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gptkbp:original_language
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English
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gptkbp:performance
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performed worldwide
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gptkbp:performed_at
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gptkb:Royal_National_Theatre
gptkb:West_End_Theatre
gptkb:Broadway
gptkb:Shakespeare's_Globe
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gptkbp:performed_in
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theatres worldwide
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gptkbp:premiere_date
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1777
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gptkbp:premiere_location
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gptkb:Drury_Lane_Theatre
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gptkbp:premiered_on
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1777
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gptkbp:published
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1777
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gptkbp:published_in
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1777
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gptkbp:related_works
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gptkb:The_Critique_of_Pure_Reason
gptkb:The_Rivals
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gptkbp:set_in
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:thematic_element
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gptkb:satire
gptkb:humor
irony
farce
wit
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:social_class
hypocrisy
gossip
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gptkbp:translated_into
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multiple languages
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gptkbp:written_by
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gptkb:Richard_Brinsley_Sheridan
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Laurence_Olivier
gptkb:Mabel
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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