Full Title: She Stoops to Conquer, or The Mistakes of a Night

Playwright: Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774)

Written Time: 1771-1773

First Performed: 15 March 1773

Published Date: 1773

Total Acts & Scenes: 5 Acts (no formal division into scenes in the original)

Genre: Comedy of Manners / Romantic Comedy

Point of View: Third-Person Objective (stage play/ dramatic)

Climax: The reveal of true identities and intentions, especially when Marlow learns he has been courting Kate Hardcastle, not a barmaid

Setting:

Time Setting: Early 18th century (1770s), Georgian England

Place Setting: A country house in the English countryside, an inn called the “Three Pigeons,” and nearby roads