Lady Teazle

Lady Teazle is a character from Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s play "The School for Scandal." She is a young, fashionable woman married to Sir Peter Teazle. Initially energetic and lively, she struggles with boredom and superficial social life, which sometimes leads her to behaviors that cause friction in her marriage. Throughout the play, her character explores themes of vanity, social status, and personal growth, often highlighting the contrast between appearance and genuine virtue. Lady Teazle’s complexity and changing perspectives make her a key figure in the play’s satire of 18th-century society.