# Joseph Surface — The School for Scandal character guide

> Joseph Surface in The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Joseph, Joseph Surface Ay, Joseph Surface Ha, Joseph Surface Ah, Joseph Surface That's, Joseph Surface Lady Sneerwell, Joseph Surface Sir, Joseph Surface Maria, Joseph Surface Hush, Joseph Surface Brother, Joseph Surface Madam, Joseph Surface Zounds, Joseph Surface Sir Peter!, Joseph Surface Egad, Joseph Surface Pshaw

**First appearance:** 0005-act-i

## Who they are

A hypocritical, scheming man who pretends to be virtuous while pursuing his brother's fiancée and Lady Teazle.

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