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The School for Scandal · Character

Snake

Lady Sneerwell's paid instrument, a man of no fixed loyalty whose pen and tongue are for hire to whoever pays the higher price.

supporting

Also known as Mr. Snake, Snake True, Snake No, Exit Snake

First appearance: act i

As a supporting figure in The School for Scandal, Snake is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

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Snake opens the play at Lady Sneerwell's dressing table, having copied scandalous paragraphs in a feigned hand and set the machinery of slander in motion. He is her confidant and accomplice, listening as she confesses…

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CRCrabtreeSHSir Harry BumperTRTripLTLady Teazle's …SEServantSNSnake

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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