Meditation 12 - The School for Scandal

I dunno if I've posted this one already... but whatever... I've enjoyed readin gmany of the plays we've studied this semester. However, rarely did I find myself laughing or at least genuinely entertained throughout each entire reading. Yes when I was reading The School for Scandal it was like I was watching a modern movie. I could see the events unfolding each one before the next, andI was anticipating each character's next move. Perhaps that is why it is one of my favorite plays - it kept me entertained from start to finish. Personally, I loved reading Act IV, scene 3 - the scene where both Lady Teazle and Sir Peter are secretly listening to Charles and Joseph's conversation. I constantly found myself laughing at the absurdity of the situation. Perhaps this laughter was not a result of word jokes but instead of discomfort. After all, sometimes laughter can be used to phychologically remove an audience member from the action of the play. In this case, maybe I found the scene so funny because I was using laughter to remind myself that it is not real. Nonetheless, I found the plot of the play reminded me of the game "clue." It is as if no one could trust anyone else. This was even confirmed at the end when even Snake, Lady Sneerwell's accomplice, is bribed to turn against her. The entire play lives up to its name The School for Scandal since no one can be trusted and everyone is a suspect of backstabbing.

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