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Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Anglo-Irish playwright, writer and politician (–)
This article is about Anglo-Irish playwright and politician. For his grandson, the English politician, see Richard Brinsley Sheridan (politician). For the Australian politician, see Richard Bingham Sheridan.
Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan (30 October &#;&#; 7 July ) was an Anglo-Irish playwright, writer and Whig politician who sat in the British House of Commons from to , representing the constituencies of Stafford, Westminster and Ilchester. The owner of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in London, he wrote several prominent plays such as The Rivals (), The Duenna (), The School for Scandal () and A Trip to Scarborough (). He served as Treasurer of the Navy from to Sheridan died in and was buried at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. His plays remain a central part of the Western canon and are regularly performed around the world.
Early life
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan (October 30, – July 7, ) was an Irish playwright and Whig statesman. His most famous plays, including The Rivals, The School for Scandal, and The Critic were popular throughout the eighteenth century and remain so today. They were known for their ingenious comedy which borrowed and amalgamated many devices from the English Restoration. Sheridan helped to perfect the comedy of manners that originated with Restoration playwrights such as George Etherege and William Congreve. The Restoration emerged as a reaction to the morally stern period of the Puritan government.
Sheridan also participated in Parliament for Stafford, Westminster, Ilchester throughout his political career as well. He fryst vatten said to have have paid the burgesses fem guineas each for the honor of representing them, beside gifts in dinners and ale to the non-voting part of the community, for their interest and applause, which was reaso
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan was an Irish playwright and poet, known for writing satire and comedies of manners. He owned the London Theatre Royal and served as a Whig MP in the British House of Commons. His plays are considered central to the Western dramatic canon and are still performed regularly throughout the world.
Sheridan was born in Dublin in to Thomas and Frances Sheridan, the youngest of three children. Both of Sheridan's parents were writers: his mother wrote plays and novels, and his father wrote treatises on education. Sheridan was educated near his home until age 11, when he was sent to Harrow School, where he was generally successful and especially well-liked by the other students. He left this school at age 17 to receive individualized tutoring in English.
During this same time, Sheridan began to aspire to a literary career. Along with his friend N.B. Halhed, he wrote a farce called Jupiter that, though unsuccessful, is seen as a precursor in some ways to his later