Comedy of manner First play of Sheridan’s Five acts First performed at ‘Covent Garden Theatre’ on 17 Jan. 1775 Setting is 18 century ‘Bath’ Plot centers two lovers Rewritten in 1958 as television series “Maverick”

1. Introduction
Name:- Lalji. G. Baraiya.
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Paper no.:- 2 (Neo-classical Literature).
Topic:-Sheridan's art of characterization in ‘The
Rival’
Submitted to:- Smt. S.B.Gardi.Dep. Of English

3. Meaning of title “The Rival”
• Challenger
• Competition
• Competitor
• Contender

4. About Sheridan
 Richard Brinsley Sheridan
 Born on :- 30 Oct.1751
 Died on:- 7 July 1816
 Irish Playwright, Satirist
 Political Party:- Whig
 Family moved :- England
-1758 [ 7 age]
 Work:-
1] The Rival
2] The Duenna
3] The School for Scandal
4] A Trip to Scarborough

5. “The Rival”
Comedy of manner
First play of Sheridan’s
Five acts
First performed at ‘Covent
Garden Theatre’ on 17 Jan.
1775
 Setting is 18 century ‘Bath’
Plot centers two lovers
Rewritten in 1958 as
television series “Maverick”

6. Characters Discussion
 Captain jack Absolute
 Lydia Languish
 Sir Anthony Absolute
 Mrs. Malapropos
 Bob Acres
 Sir Lucius O’Trigger
 Falkland
 Julia Melville

8. 1.) Captain jack Absolute
 Win the love of Lydia
Languish.
 A Young aristocrat
 Oppose his marriage,
rival
 Challenge him to duels
 Misunderstanding with
his Fiancée
 Jack wins fair Lydia

9. 2.) Lydia Languish
 Stuffed with the Fantastic
adventure
 She can’t bear to marry
anyone in her own class.
 She learns that Jack isn’t
the penniless Ensign
Beverley.
 She is greatly impressed
when She learns that he is
to fight a duel because of
her, and he wins her hand.

10. 3.) Mrs. Malapropos
Lydia’s aunts
 Chief comic figure.
 Eccentric treatment of the
English Language.
 Use Incorrect words like as,
 Pinnacle…………..Pineapple
Geography……….Geometry
 Opposes Lydia’s intention to
marry Jack.

11. 4.) Malapropism
Use of an incorrect word similar sound
uttarance.

12. 5.) Sir Anthony Absolute
 He arrives in suddenly Bath.
Jack’s strong willed father.
 Jack marry the women Sir
Anthony selects.
Jack refuses to obey his
father’s edict
Until he learns that Sir
Anthony has chosen Lydia
to be his son’s wife.

13. 6.) Bob Acres & Sir Lucius O’Trigger
Bob Acres
 An affable country squire
 Challenge Beverley to a
deal.
 The timid squire is greatly
relieved that no duel will
be necessary.
Sir Lucius O’Trigger
 A brash Irishman.
He is corresponding Lydia.
 He challenges Jack to a
deal
 He learns Lydia never
interested in him.

14. Conclusion
 The situation and characters of the play
were not entirely new, but Sheridan is
rich wit and remarkable sense of
theatrical effect gave them freshness.
Mrs. Malaprop proved to be one of the
most popular caricatures in English
drama.

15. Questions
1. What’s meaning of word “ The Rival”?
A) Challenger B) Contender
C) Competitor D) All
2. What’s date of birth of Richard Sheridan?
A) 31.Oct.1751 B) 30.Oct.1751
C) 30.Oct.1752 D) 30.Oct.1752
3. How Many acts in “The Rival”?
A) Two B) Three
C) Four D) Five

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