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== By scene ==
'''Act I, Scene I''': Lady Sneerwell is the founder of The School for Scandal, a group of malicious gossips. She is describing to her accomplice Miss Verjuice how she is flattering Joseph Surface in order to get access to his brother Charles, whom she wishes to marry. Charles and Joseph, however, are both in love with Maria. Sneerwell plans to spread false rumours about Charles to make Maria reject him. We also learn that Joseph, Charles and Maria are all wards of their uncle Sir Peter Teazle, who favours a match between Joseph and Maria.
'''Act I, Scene II''': We learn that wealthy businessman Sir Oliver, who is Teazle's brother, has returned from the East Indies and intends to bestow his fortune on one of the Surface brothers, his nephews.
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