# Marriage and Gender Roles in The School for Scandal

> Theme guide for The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.

The strained marriage of Sir Peter and Lady Teazle explores the power dynamics between an older husband and a young wife, highlighting conflicts over authority, fashion, and fidelity, while the epilogue suggests a reformed wife must submit to domesticity.

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