Synopsis
She Stoops to Conquer
$16.99
Oliver Goldsmith edited & introduced Trevor Griffiths
Published by Nick Hern Books
The best-loved English comedy of the 18th century. Hardcastle hopes
to marry his daughter Kate to Marlowe, the son of his old friend
But Mrs Hardcastle wants her son to marry her niece, the wealthy Constance. Marlowe and Hastings, admirer of Constance, arrive at the Hardcastle household mistaking it for an inn
Marlowe, mistaking Kate for a barmaid, attempts to seduce her. Hastings and Constance are thrawted in their attempt to elope
With the arrival of Marlowe's father, the truth gradually begins to reveal itself, and the play closes with the joining of the two young couples