# Social Class and Manners in She Stoops to Conquer

> Theme guide for She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith.

The play contrasts the affectations of town life with the simplicity of country manners, critiquing class pretensions through characters like Mrs. Hardcastle who longs for urban sophistication and Marlow's differing behavior toward women of different social ranks.

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