Theory question 108
Set Text: She Stoops to ConquerLiterature 2, Section B. Oliver Goldsmith: She Stoops to Conquer
Discuss Tony Lumpkin as a comic hero.
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Model answer
Lovable, mischievous country squire; leader at the Three Pigeons.
His trick (house as inn) sets off the whole comedy.
Comic scenes with his mother: horse-pond ride, jewels.
Helps the lovers and ends happily free to marry whom he likes.
Simple, illiterate yet shrewd; a source of laughter and happy resolution.
Explanation
Show both 'comic' and 'hero' aspects.