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).

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.
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Article Title: Lady Teazle
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 17 June 2016
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Access Date: November 22, 2024