Oliver Goldsmith

She Stoops to Conquer – Significance of the Prologue

On: June 6, 2025

In: Oliver Goldsmith, Plays, She Stoops to Conquer

David Garrick, the writer of this prologue, was one of the most famous actor and producer of his time. He wrote this prologue as a satire, where the character “Mr. Woodward” would be in mourning, because comedy is dying, and that Dr. Goldsmith might prove the doctor, and She Stoops toContinue Reading

Oliver Goldsmith

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On: June 6, 2025

In: Oliver Goldsmith, Playwrights

Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774) was an Anglo-Irish writer, poet, and playwright best known for his works The Vicar of Wakefield, She Stoops to Conquer, and the poem The Deserted Village. Born in Ireland, Goldsmith studied at Trinity College, Dublin, and later attempted careers in medicine and theology before finding his trueContinue Reading