An Ideal Husband

    • Writer: Oscar Wilde
    • Setting: 19th century Britain
    • Premiere Date: 1865
    • Premiere Location: Theatre Royal Haymarket
    • Number of Acts: 4
    • Written in 1863
    • Published version differs from the performed play
    • Quote: "To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance."
  • Oscar Wilde's play An Ideal Husband revolves around blackmail, politics, marital relations, and betrayal in the United Kingdom.
  • Synopsis

    Mr. Robert Chiltern is the seemingly ideal husband with the perfect marriage. However, his wife believes Mrs. Cheveley's claims that he is a traitor.
  • Characters

    • The Earl of Caversham, K.G.
    • Lord Goring
    • Sir Robert Chiltern, Bart.
    • Vicomte De Nanjac
    • Mr. Montford
    • Mason
    • Phipps
    • James
    • Harold
    • Lady Chiltern
    • Lady Markby
    • The Countess of Basildon
    • Mrs. Marchmont
    • Miss Mabel Chiltern
    • Mrs. Cheveley

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