Question

What method does Lady Sneerwell use to ruin reputations?

• A. By hosting lavish parties to eavesdrop on guests' conversations
• B. By submitting stories to gossip columns and forging incriminating letters
• C. By spreading rumors through anonymous phone calls
• D. By leaving malicious notes in public places

Answer 1

Answer:

B. By submitting stories to gossip columns and forging incriminating letters

• Lady Sneerwell is an important vehicle through which Sheridan critiques the vanity, hypocrisy, and moral decay of the social elite.

• Her actions contribute to the play's central themes of reputation, deception, and the consequences of gossip.