Sir Peter Teazle

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Sir Peter Teazle is a wealthy, elderly country gentleman whose troubled marriage and susceptibility to gossip make him a central figure of comic tension in Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s play "The School for Scandal."

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Sir Peter Teazle canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dramatic character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
stage character ⓘ
appearsIn The School for Scandal ⓘ
associatedWithSetting London high society ⓘ
characterType elderly husband ⓘ
wealthy country gentleman ⓘ
comicDevice jealous husband stereotype ⓘ
conflictsWith Joseph Surface ⓘ
Lady Teazle ⓘ
Sir Benjamin Backbite ⓘ
createdBy Richard Brinsley Sheridan ⓘ
distrusts Charles Surface ⓘ
firstPerformanceWork The School for Scandal, 1777 ⓘ
genreOfWork comedy of manners ⓘ
hasAgeDescriptor elderly ⓘ
hasDialogueStyle witty repartee ⓘ
hasOccupation country gentleman ⓘ
hasRelationshipDynamic older husband–younger wife ⓘ
hasResidence country estate ⓘ
hasSocialStatus wealthy ⓘ
hasTrait conservative ⓘ
irritable ⓘ
jealous ⓘ
morally concerned ⓘ
paternalistic ⓘ
susceptible to gossip ⓘ
hasWealthStatus affluent landowner ⓘ
isDeceivedBy Joseph Surface ⓘ
isTargetOf scandal-mongers ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
marriedTo Lady Teazle ⓘ
medium theatre ⓘ
narrativeFunction source of comic tension ⓘ
victim of scandal and rumor ⓘ
originalLanguageContext English Restoration-influenced comedy ⓘ
roleInWork central character ⓘ
symbolizes traditional morality under pressure ⓘ
themeInvolvement appearance versus reality ⓘ
gossip and scandal ⓘ
marriage and domestic discord ⓘ
timeOfCreation 18th century ⓘ
trusts Joseph Surface ⓘ
undergoes marital reconciliation ⓘ
undergoesCharacterArc from credulous to more self-aware ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The School for Scandal → notableCharacter → Sir Peter Teazle ⓘ
subject linked to: The School for Scandal (stage)
Lady Teazle → spouse → Sir Peter Teazle ⓘ
Lady Teazle → relationshipWith → Sir Peter Teazle ⓘ
Joseph Surface → deceives → Sir Peter Teazle ⓘ