Introduction

"she stoops to conquer" by Oliver Goldsmith



"she stoops to conquer or The mistakes of a Night was written by oliver Goldsmith. He Is famous for his two anti-sentiment comedy.

[1] Good natured man.

[2] she stoopd to conquer.

To know how she stoops to conquer is an anti-sentiment comedy. we must know what is sentimental and anti-sentimental comedy.

 "She Stoops to Conquer" as an Anti-Sentimental comedy :-

                              We very well Know that goldsmith is pioneer of anti-sentimental comedy. "she Stoops to conquer" is second play of goldsmith, this comedy published in 1771. And other title like  'The mistakes of a night'

                              The Play practically introduces the reign of humours in comedy.

                              The Entire play with its fun and humours its intrigues and sparking dialogues, its mischievous tricks and roguish attempts by Tony Lumpkin is a direct, blow on the sentimental comedy. A piquant observation, elements of ingenious and new realism, a welling forth of pleasantry that never dries up, and baths even the rare moments when emotion could  rise all go to make this charming comedy an unalloyed source of amusement.

Only Character of Comedy

[1] Charles Marlow

[2] George

[3] Mr. Hardcastle

[4] Mrs. Hardcastle.

[5] Mrs. Hardcastle son of hardcastle

[6] Hardcastle's daughter. Miss hardcastle

[7] Tony Lumpkin

[8] Hostings

[9] Miss Neville

                              And so many characters in this comedy.

                              
The principal characters of this comedy are hardcastle who loves everything  that is old; old friends, old time, old manners, old books, old wine. Mrs.Hardcastle, and miss hardcastle, Their daughter, Mrs. hardcastle's son by  farmer marriage, Tony Lumpkin, young Marlow are the chief characters.

                              
Tony Lumpkin, a frequenter of the 'three jolly pigeon's is idle and ignorant, but cunning and mischievous, and dated on by his mother and young fellows Marlow is the world one of the most bashful and reserved young fellow in the world except with barmaids and servant girls. his Charles Marlow has proposed a match between young Marlow and Miss Hardcastle. And the young man and his friend, Hastings, accordingly travel down to play the Hardcastle a visit.

                              
Losing  their way, they arrive at night at the 'three jolly pigeons' where Tony Lumpkin directs them to a neighbouring inn, which is in reality Hardcastle house.

                              
The fun of the play arises largely from the resulting misunderstanding. Marlow treating Hardcastle as the landlord of the supposed inn. and making violent love to Miss Hardcastle whom he takes for one of hiss servants. This contrast with his bashful attitude when presented to her in real characters. The arrival of sir Charles Marlow clear up the Misconception and all ends well. Including subsidiary love affair between Hasting and Miss Neville, Whom Mrs. hardcastle destines, for Tony Lumpkin. At the end when  truth coming to right, everyone happy, sir, Charles and Hasting laugh together ever the confusion young  Marlow in. Marlow arrives to apologies and in the discussions over Miss hardcastle claims he barely talked to her Marlow reveals his truly good  characters and after some discussion, every one agrees to match as per above all are happy and the "Mistakes of a night" Have been Corrected

                             
 All characters are drawn very well and plat is constructed very well that generate laughter in our mind

                             
 The Confusion and mentality or the portrait of all characters are very humorous and has many element of laughter in the play. It is a true form of comedy. We can also evaluated it. We love its characters because it is like real and we laugh with them not laugh at them

                              
The play is charming one in which the rough edges of the world are ground smooth. in which fouls turn out to be virtues and mistakes to be blessings. Its characters are particularly delightful. Tony Lumpkin is a genuing child of the soil and is sold to be a monitor. Tony is loved by the readers of the comedy for his. pleasant fun and nice jokes. Mr.Hardcastle us another character whom we all like because he loves everything that is old.

                              
In 'She stoops to conquer' or 'The Mistake of a night' goldsmith succeds in introducing humour of the finest type. The plat is well-knitted and the characters have everything of comedy about theme The old mawkish sentimentality is driven out and the sense of pathos is sub planted by mirth and delight.

                             
 It seen as comedy of manners, because in that play comedy arises from gap between the characters  attempts to preserve standards of polite behavior that contracts to their true behavior and set in a polite society.

                              
'She stoops to conquer' is also a good satire and force because it is based an multiple misunderstandings. Like Marlow and Hastings believing Hardcasle's house as an inn.

                              
Sometimes. 'she stoops to conquer' is compared with the great dramatist shakespeare's comedies. there is also unity of time, place and action - the concept also show in Shakespeare, is also very well described.

                              
The Prologue of the play gives the conception of comedy of goldsmith. It is also a directsatire on sentimental comedy. moreover. he explained his ideas about the comic art in the dedication to Samuel Johnson. In the Play. he has ironically attacked through the mouth or his character. as miss Hardcastle observes in act 2nd

                              
"Indeed I have often been surprise how a man of sentiment could ever admire those right air pleasures where nothing reaches the heart ".

                             
 Again Tony Lumpkin says in the same act:

                             
 "I have often seen her and sister cry over a book for an hours together, and they said they linked the book the better the more it made them cry"

                              
That way he attacked, criticized sentimental comedy.

Conclusion:-

'She stoops to conquer' by oliver goldsmith has element of anti-sentimentalism. Goldsmith wanted to criticize sentimental comedy of Richard steel in his contemporary era so. He wrote 'she stoops to conquers' his seconds play better than the first, as an example of humours, comedy of manners. anti-sentimental cimedy.