full length · comedy · Georgian London
The School for Scandal
Royalty-free Public domain — free to read, perform, and adapt. No licence needed.
Characters
| Sir Peter | lead | 210 speeches |
| Surface | supporting | 175 speeches |
| Sir Oliver | supporting | 171 speeches |
| Charles | supporting | 133 speeches |
| Lady Teazle | supporting | 99 speeches |
| Lady Sneerwell | supporting | 75 speeches |
| Rowley | supporting | 73 speeches |
| Mrs. Candour | minor | 61 speeches |
| Sir Benjamin | minor | 60 speeches |
| Crabtree | minor | 53 speeches |
| Moses | minor | 43 speeches |
| Careless | minor | 28 speeches |
| Maria | minor | 25 speeches |
| Trip | minor | 17 speeches |
| Verjuice | minor | 14 speeches |
| Servant | minor | 13 speeches |
| First Gentleman | minor | 7 speeches |
| Second Gentleman | minor | 4 speeches |
| Snake | minor | 4 speeches |
| Enter Servant | minor | 3 speeches |
Read the play
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Monologues from this play
- Lady Sneerwell monologue (Act 1) — The School for Scandal
- Mrs. Candour monologue (Act 1) — The School for Scandal
- Crabtree monologue (Act 1) — The School for Scandal
- Sir Peter monologue (Act 1) — The School for Scandal
- Sir Peter monologue (Act 1) — The School for Scandal
- Sir Peter monologue (Act 4) — The School for Scandal
- Charles monologue (Act 4) — The School for Scandal