Question

Which of the following plays belongs to the Anti-Sentimental tradition?

• A. The Conscious Lovers
• B. The School for Scandal
• C. The Way of the World
• D. The Beggar's Opera

Answer 1

Answer:

B. The School for Scandal

• Written by Sheridan, it mocks gossip and hypocrisy in upper-class society.

• It rejects sentimental melodrama for witty satire.

• A major work in the Comedy of Manners revival.