We will be reading Oliver Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer; or the Mistakes of a Night, in which concealed and mistaken identities cause the hero to insult his prospective father-in-law outrageously and to sabotage his best friend’s chance for a wealthy marriage. Goldsmith wrote this “laughing comedy” as a contrast and antidote to the overly sentimental comedy which had been in fashion for too long.
We will be reading Oliver Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer; or the Mistakes of a Night, in which concealed and mistaken identities cause the hero to insult his prospective father-in-law outrageously and to sabotage his best friend’s chance for a wealthy marriage. Goldsmith wrote this “laughing comedy” as a contrast and antidote to the overly sentimental comedy which had been in fashion for too long.