How She Stoops to Conquer is a sentimental comedy?

Answer 1

She Stoops to Conquer is not a pure sentimental comedy, but it was produced and published in the 17th century when sentimentalism first appeared. Therefore, it has few sentimental features as the middle class characters, magnanimous characters, and simplicity in describing the good and bas characters. Those are the three elements that are existed in the sentimental plays. However, Goldsmith didn't like sentimental comedy and considered it a hypocrisy and so he shows his attitude through criticizing it throughout the play. Other than this, you can classify it as a comedy of manners, farce, romantic comedy and satirical.