Oscar Wilde's comedy, An Ideal Husband, is a play full of blackmail and deception. Sir Robert is conned into supporting a fraudulent scheme by Mrs. Cheveley, who has incriminating information about him. Mrs. Cheveley also attempts to trick Sir Robert into thinking that his wife, Lady Chiltern, is having an affair with Lord Goring. All is resolved in the end, with Lady Chiltern and Sir Robert reuniting and Lord Goring proposing marriage to Robert's sister, Mabel.
What Makes an Ideal Husband in Oscar Wildes An Ideal Husband There are many women around the world who as little girls grew up dreaming about marrying Prince Charming That tall dark and handsome Prince who would come rescue them from their troubles and ride them away into the sunset where they would live happily ever after I was one of these little girls Now as an adult even though I would still very much like to marry Prince Charming I know that it is highly unlikely Or is it What is it about
Oscar Wilde was born in 1854 in Dublin Ireland to two accomplished parents his mother being a respected poet and translator and his father a knighted surgeon Wilde won prizes in classics throughout his youth and received prestigious scholarships to Trinity and then Magdalen College Oxford where he won further prizes for his poetry While at Oxford he came under the influence of aestheticians Walter Pater and John Ruskin and joined them in becoming a key figure in the founding of the Aesthetic Mo