Title: Lady Windermere's Fan Pdf
"Lady Windermere's Fan, A Play About a Good Woman" is a four-act comedy by Oscar Wilde, first produced 22 February 1892 at the St James's Theatre in London. The play was first published in 1893. Like many of Wilde's comedies, it bitingly satirizes the morals of Victorian society, particularly marriage.
The story concerns Lady Windermere, who discovers that her husband may be having an affair with another woman. She confronts her husband but he instead invites the other woman, Mrs Erlynne, to his wife's birthday ball. Angered by her husband's unfaithfulness, Lady Windermere leaves her husband for another lover. Or does she? Is it really possible to trust delicious gossip? Are all men really bad? These and many other questions are raised and if not answered, then held up for public scrutiny in this biting satire of morals and proper behavior. The best known line of the play sums up the central theme:
"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." - Lord Darlington
An interesting comment on English High Society in the 1890s I recommend reading this book before watching the PBS Masterpiece Theater series "Lillie". That series is about Lily Langtry, a friend of Oscar Wilde's. This play represents a betrayal of their friendship, as the characters Mrs. Erlynne & Lady Windermere reference Ms. Langtry and her secret daughter. Langtry was angry, rejected Wilde as a friend, he fell out of favor in English society, and was soon after prosecuted for homosexuality. Langtry's good fortune faded too, though less quickly. They did ultimately reconcile, but damaged each other's reputations and quality of life in the process. An interesting story and the play itself is filled with classic Wilde quotes.Wilde said it first. It has come to my attention that people who stand at the pulpit will often use the words of others to preach the most astounding lessons without giving credit to the original authors. It is only fair to give credit where credit is due instead of attempting to make the congregation believe the words spoken are original and not words read and repeated. Such is the story of Lady Windermere's Fan - give credit to Oscar Wilde for those words.A Delightful Play Wilde reveals both the bad & 'good' in humanity, even among the high society of London. My favorite line was spoken by Lord Darlington: "No, we are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
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