![]() Hardcastle that he will try to talk some sense into Tony, and Constance and Mrs. Hardcastle, points out Constance and Tony, saying that they are betrothed. Hardcastle, while he tries to repel her advances. Constance makes a show of flirting with Tony for Mrs. Tony and Constance enter, followed by Hastings and Mrs. Before exiting the stage, Kate reflects to herself that, if he weren’t so shy, she would be interested in him. He ends the conversation abruptly and rushes off. Kate enters and tries to engage Marlow in conversation, but once Hastings and Constance leave Kate and Marlow alone, Marlow is too nervous to complete his sentences or even look at Kate’s face. Hastings tells Marlow that by coincidence, Constance and her cousin Kate are both at this inn. Marlow returns, complaining that Hardcastle will not leave him alone. She promises to run away with him once she has the jewels. Hastings urges Constance to elope with him, but she is reluctant to lose her fortune: the jewels, which she will only inherit if she marries with her aunt’s permission. Hastings says that they should keep Marlow’s mistake from him, because he will be embarrassed and leave immediately if he learns the truth. Upon hearing that Hastings believes he is in an inn, she guesses it is a trick of Tony’s. When Hastings is left alone, Constance enters. Marlow insists on being shown his room, so Hardcastle accompanies him. Hardcastle is shocked by their rude, presumptuous treatment of him. Hardcastle enters and tries to engage his guests in conversation, but the two young men ignore what he says, believing him to be a lowly innkeeper. Soon after, Marlow and Hastings arrive at what they believe to be an inn. Tony realizes that this must be Marlow and decides to trick Marlow into believing Hardcastle’s house is an inn.Īct II begins with Hardcastle trying to teach his servants how to behave in front of his guests. ![]() The bar’s owner says that two fashionable-looking men have arrived who say they are looking for Mr. The scene changes to a bar, where Tony is drinking with a group of lower-class men. Lucky for Constance, Tony doesn’t want to marry Constance any more than she wants to marry him. Hardcastle won’t suspect she loves Hastings. Constance tells Kate that she pretends to be willing to marry Tony so that Mrs. Hardcastle wants Constance to marry her cousin, Tony, so that Constance’s inherited jewels stay in the family. The odd thing about Marlow is that he is terribly shy around upper-class women, and therefore often seduces lower-class women instead. Constance tells her that she knows Marlow: he is the best friend of her suitor, Hastings. She is joined by her cousin Constance, whom she tells about Marlow’s impending visit. Hardcastle exits, leaving Kate to think over her visitor. Kate likes all but the last part of this description and resolves to try to make a good impression on Marlow. Hardcastle says Marlow has a reputation for being handsome, intelligent and very modest. Hardcastle reveals big news: his friend Sir Charles’s son, Marlow, is coming to visit, and Hardcastle hopes Kate and Marlow will marry. Kate reminds him of their deal: she wears what she likes in the morning and dresses in the old-fashioned style he prefers at night. He remarks on her fashionable clothing, which he dislikes. Tony enters on his way to a pub, and his mother follows him offstage, begging him to stay and spend time with them. Hardcastle complains about Tony’s immaturity and love of pranks. Hardcastle says she was a young woman when she had her first husband’s son, Tony, and he is not yet twenty-one. Hardcastle says he loves everything old, including his old wife. Hardcastle complains to her husband that they never leave their rural home to see the new things happening in the city. Digitized image of the microfilm version produced in Woodbridge, CT by Research Publications, 1982-2002 (later known as Primary Source Microfilm, an imprint of the Gale Group).Act I begins at the Hardcastles’ home in the countryside. Studies in Bibliography, 11(1958), 132-42Įlectronic data. Todd, 'The first editions of The good natur'd man and She stoops to conquer'. Reproduction of original from the British Library. Variant issue with p.8 numbered and the running title reads: 'She stoops to conquer: or,'. Todd's impression 2 p.8 is not numbered and the running title reads: 'She stoops to conquer:'. Craddock is printed after p.106 (sig.P2). The preliminary leaves have been reset in part and include a half-title. The second impression, with the pagination corrected. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden. She stoops to conquer: or, the mistakes of a night. ![]() Ebook version of She stoops to conquer: or, the mistakes of a night. ![]()
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