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How does An Ideal Husband analyze the issue of marriage? For a marriage to be "ideal," is moral purity required?
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Who is a more sympathetic character, Sir Robert Chiltern, or Lord Goring? Explain.
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Discuss the use of irony in An Ideal Husband.
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Would you classify the ending of An Ideal Husband as morally just? Who suffers and who wins?
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What contradictions does Lord Goring embody? How are these contradictions expressed? Provide specific examples.
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Discuss the role of women and gender in the play. Are any universally female characteristics expressed?
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What is the role of love in An Ideal Husband?
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Compare and contrast the qualities and personalities of Lady Chiltern and Mrs. Cheveley.
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What is the importance of the minor characters, such as Lady Basildon, Lady Markby, and Mrs. Marchmont? Explain how these characters are integral to the play.
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Discuss Wilde's examination of the theme of politics. How are politics, marriage, and love intertwined?
An Ideal Husband
by Oscar Wilde
