Appearance versus Reality permeates the play, because main character Marlow can only feel comfortable in his own skin when he is the company of people who are not his peers. She Stoops to Conquerhas a variety of themes. Diggery is the Hardcastle’s head servant.Sir Charles Marlow is the father of young Marlow and an old friend of MrHardcastle.Miss Constance Nelly is an orphan and niece to MrsHardcastle.Tony Lumpkin is the son of MrsHardcastle.MrsHardcastle is the mother of Tony and Kate.He has planned to give the hand of the daughter to Sir Charles’ son, Marlow. MrHardcastle is the patriarch of the Hardcastle’s family.She is the character that stoops to conquer her true love, Marlow. Miss Kate Hardcatle is the daughter of Mr and MrsHardcastle.Hastings is a friend of Marlow and future husband of Nelly.Young Charles Marlow is a major character in the play.At the end of the play, the mistake of a night is revealed as Sir Charles and Hardcastle come to the rescue. Marlow is still ignorant of the relationship between him and Kate. With Nelly, Hastings decides to appeal to MrHardcastle. Tony foils the plan by driving round the house. She is angry and decides to take Nelly to her aunt in London. The situation is messed up when Hastings’ letter about the elopement plan gets to MrsHardcastle. Hastings gives the stolen jewels to Marlow for safe keeping but he mistakenly gives it to a servant who gives to MrsHardcastle. He steals the jewels from her mother’s drawers and gives it to Hastings. He offers to help Hastings elope with Nelly.
This is because she wants the jewels of Nelly to remain in the family. But MrsHardcastlewas grooming her for her son, Tony. Nelly is in love with Hastings and plans to elope with him. Kate Nelly and Hastings conspire to keep the information from Marlow. Meanwile, Constance Nelly, MrsHardcastle’s cousin, discovers the mistake of Marlow and Hastings. Marlow is flirtatious with her when she disguise as a barmaid. She has related with Marlow in two capacities within the short time they had stayed in the inn. But Kate has a different opinion of Marlow. Mr and MrsHardcatle are disappointed at the behaviour exhibited bytheir much cherished future son-in-law. In the supposed inn, Marlow and Hastings behave in a different manner. He is aware of their mission but mischievously directs them wrongly because he has an axe to grind with the step-father.He directs them to the house as an inn. They meet Tony Lumpkin, a member of the Hardcastle’s family. He sends Marlow in company of his friend, Hastings, to Hardcastle’s house as advance team with the hope of joining them later. SirĬharles Marlow had made plans for his son to marry a daughter of his friend, MrHardcastle. The plot of this play centres on the misunderstandings encountered by Marlow on his way to the home of MrHardcastle where he intends to meet with his proposed wife.
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