In the second act, the two visitors Marlow and Hastings meet their host Mr. Hardcastle, but ignore what he says, still believing him to be a lowly innkeeper. Hardcastle is shocked by their rude, presumptuous treatment of him.

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Marlow insists on being shown his room, so Hardcastle accompanies him. When Hastings is left alone, Constance enters. She clarifies the situation and rightly guesses it is a trick of Tony’s. Hastings urges Constance to elope with him, but she is reluctant to lose her fortune: the jewels, which she will only inherit if she marries with her aunt’s permission. She promises to run away with him once she has the jewels.

When Marlow returns, Hastings tells him that by coincidence, Constance and her cousin Kate are both at this inn. Marlow freezes in anxiety. Kate enters and tries to engage Marlow in conversation, but once they're alone, Marlow is too nervous to complete his sentences or even look at Kate’s face. He ends the conversation abruptly and rushes off. Before exiting the stage, Kate reflects to herself that, if he weren’t so shy, she would be interested in him.

Hastings engages in a conversation with Constance's aunt, Mrs. Hardcastle, while Constance puts on a show of flirting with Tony who is eager to repel her advances.

** SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER - by Oliver Goldsmith **
Outspoken, Infuriating and very funny, the Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith both outraged and delighted 18th century London's literary scene. Oliver Goldsmith, the Irish born author of "The Vicar of Wakefield" had some considerable influence on his age, in particular on Herder and Goethe in Germany. "She Stoops to Conquer" is his most successful play.

Directed for television by Tony Britten
Produced by Capriol Films
Cast: Ian Redford, Polly Hemingway, Mark Dexter, Susannah Fielding, Joseph Thompson, Holly Gilbert, Miles Jupp, Roy Marsden, Simon Butteriss
Running time: 5 x 29’, HDTV

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