Lady Teazle

Lady Teazle, fictional character, the young, flirtatious, naive wife of an old London man in Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s comedy The School for Scandal (1777).

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Article Title: Lady Teazle

Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica

Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

Date Published: 17 June 2016

Access Date: February 22, 2025