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Quotation 1. Act I (pp. 16-17)

These lines are quoted from Lady Windermere's Fan written by Oscar Wilde. It is located in act I of the play. It is a conversation between Lord Darlington and Margaret. it reveals their different approaches to life. It also illustrates the theme of Victorianism versus anti-Victorianism.
The play opens in the morning room of the Windermere's' residence in London. It is tea time and Lady Windermere—who is preparing for her coming of age birthday ball that evening. She has a visit from a friend, Lord Darlington. She shows off her new fan; a present from her husband. She explains to Lord Darlington that she is upset over the compliments he continues to pay to her, revealing that she is a Puritan and has very particular views about what is acceptable in society.
In these lines, Lord Darlington is hinting to Lady Windermere's about the relation that her husband with another woman. Although only two years have passed since their marriage, her husband is betraying her. He usually appears in her company and he always pays her bills. He is spending his money on her. He is reporting to Lady Windermere these bad news telling her that she needs to consol herself. Lord Darlington, intimates, hypothetically, that she should console herself with him because her husband is untrue to her. Lord Darlington she dismisses with the observation that life is a sacrament; its ideal is love and its purification is sacrifice; and, she continues, because a husband is vile, should the wife be vile also? But the charge of the Duchess is supported when Lady Windermere finds, in a secret account book of her husband's, a record of large sums given to Mrs. Erlynne.
Following the departure of the Duchess, Lady Windermere decides to check her husband's bank book. She finds the book in a desk and sees that nothing appears amiss, though on returning she discovers a second bank book: one with a lock. After prying the lock open, she finds it lists large sums of money given to Mrs. Erlynne.
At this point, Lord Windermere enters and she confronts him. Though he cannot deny that he has had dealings with Mrs. Erlynne, he states that he is not betraying Lady Windermere. He requests that she send Mrs. Erlynne an invitation to her birthday ball that evening in order to help her back into society.
One of the characters with dialogue in Lady Windermere’s Fan is Lord Darlington. Based on what he says, as well as what others say about him, Darlington is a rather laid back, carefree individual. This is backed up with his statement to Lady Windermere “I think that life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.” This quote can lead to the assumption that Darlington is a man who lives for pleasure. Darlington is also obviously very playful.
In the play, Lady Windermere considers leaving her husband of two years when she believes he's been unfaithful with a woman who turns out to be her own mother. Remarkably, it will be the mother who sets her straight without ever revealing her identity.
In typical Wildean style, Lady Windermere's Fan is a conduit for Wilde to expose the lives of the aristocrats and other wealthy Londoners for what they really were: Shallow and superficial.
( here, you can add the part in the answered questions how the play is anti-victorian)


Quotation 2. Act I (P. 25)

These lines are quoted from Lady Windermere's Fan written by Oscar Wilde. It is located in act I of the play. It is a conversation between Lady Windermere's and Lord Windermere. This quotation shows Oscar Wilde's impressionistic technique. Wilde delineates Arthur as a husband who behaves irrationally who complicates his marital problem instead of solving it.
At this point, Lord Windermere enters and she confronts him. Though he cannot deny that he has had dealings with Mrs. Erlynne, he states that he is not betraying Lady Windermere. He requests that she sends Mrs. Erlynne an invitation to her birthday ball that evening in order to help her back into society. When Lady Windermere refuses, he writes out an invitation himself. Lady Windermere makes clear her intention to cause a scene if Mrs. Erlynne appears, to which Lord Windermere responds that it would be in her best interest to not do so.
In these lines Lord Windermere is telling his wife about this Lady - Mrs. Erlynne. He is telling her that this lady was once honored, respected and loved. He also adds that she is a woman who once had a position. She suffered misfortune when she was married 20 years ago.
The true biological nature of Lady Windermere’s relationship to Mrs. Erlynne is kept from her. Accidently, this lady will prove to be Lady Windermere's biological mother. Later in the play she will try to save her daughter's reputation and marriage. When Lady Windermere’s fan is discovered at Lord Darlington’s house, Mrs. Erlynne intervenes, saying she took the fan and left it there by mistake. Lord Windermere is thus protected from his wife’s intended betrayal.
(Here you can add a part from the answered questions about how the play is an impressionistic)

Quotation 3. Act I I (P. 37)
LORD DARLINGTON. If I know you at all, I know that you can't live with a man who treats you like this! What sort of life would you have with him? You would feel that he was lying to you every moment of the day. You would feel that the look in his eyes was false, his voice false, his touch false, his passion false. He would come to you when he was weary of others; you would have to comfort him. He would come to you when he was devoted to others; you would have to charm him. You would have to be to him the mask of his real life, the cloak to hide his secret.

These lines are quoted from Lady Windermere's Fan written by Oscar Wilde. It is located in act II of the play. It is a conversation between Lady Windermere and Lord Darlington. This quotation shows the influence of Jeremy Bentham. Oscar Wilde delineates Darlington as a utilitarian hedonist.
After an unsuccessful attempt to make peace with his wife, Lord Windermere summons the courage to tell the truth to her- that Mrs. Erlynne is her mother- but at that moment Mrs. Erlynne arrives at the party, where she is greeted coldly by Lady Windermere, spoiling his plan.
Alone, Lady Windermere and Lord Darlington discuss Mrs. Erlynne's attendance. Lady Windermere is enraged and confused and asks Lord Darlington to be her friend. Instead of friendship, Lord Darlington takes advantage of Lady Windermere's tragic state and professes his love to her, offering her his life, and inviting her to risk short-term social humiliation for a new life with him. Lord Darlington sets her an ultimatum to try to convince her to take action immediately, while still in a state of shock. Lady Windermere is shocked by the revelation, and finds she does not have the courage to take the offer. Heartbroken, Lord Darlington announces that he will be leaving the country the next day and that they will never meet again, and leaves.
( here you can add the part from the answered question about the influence of Jeremy Bentham- hedonism)




Quotation 4. Act I I (p. 44)

These lines are quoted from Oscar Wilde's famous satire " Lady Windermere's Fan" . They are taken from the end of act II. it is a soliloquy of Mrs. Erlynne. She is alone on the stage.
Later, Lady Windermere, in spite of her earlier reluctance, decides to leave the house at once for Lord Darlington, and leaves a note to that effect for Lord Windermere. Mrs. Erlynne discovers the note and that Lady Windermere has gone, and is curiously worried by this. While reading the note, a brief monologue reveals that she is in fact Lady Windermere's mother and made a similar mistake herself twenty years previously. She takes the letter and exits to locate Lady Windermere.

Thepleading for tolerance in the play, especially in the character of Mrs. Erlynne, makes the reader wonder if Mrs. Erlynne is Wilde’s literary alternative with her daughter. Like Wilde, she seeks to be admired for her witty language at social balls.
While the plot of Lady Windermere’s Fan is skillfully executed, and the reader’s interest is held the whole duration, it difficult to see what point Wilde is really trying to make. He makes a plea for Christian tolerance, but his characters exhibit ambivalence about society and social norms.

Technically, this soliloquy shows that Oscar Wilde inserts traditional devices in his modern play. Thematically, the quotation reveals how Mrs. Erlynne experiences the sublime. Her passion of ideal motherhood internally changes her. She needs to expiate her sin of abandoning her child by playing the role of the savior. Self-sacrifice will purge her soul.
(Here you can add the part from the answered questions about how the play is modern)


Quotation 5. Act IV (pp. 58-59) :

These lines are quoted from Oscar Wilde's famous satire " Lady Windermere's Fan" . They are taken from the end of act II. It is a soliloquy of Lady Windermere. She is alone on the stage.
The next day, Lady Windermere is lying on the couch of the morning room anxious about whether to tell her husband what actually happened, or whether Mrs. Erlynne will have already betrayed her secret. Convinced of Lord Windermere’s betrayal, Lady Windermere agrees to run off with Lord Darlington. Lady Windermere leaves a letter at a ball explaining this, but Mrs. Erlynne intercepts the letter and makes a dash to head off her erratic behavior. When Lady Windermere’s fan is discovered at Lord Darlington’s house, Mrs. Erlynne intervenes, saying she took the fan and left it there by mistake. Lord Windermere is thusprotected from his wife’s intended betrayal.She is wondering why Mrs. Erlynne tried to save her.
Her husband enters. He is sympathetic towards her and they discuss the possibility of taking a holiday to forget the recent incident. Lady Windermere apologizes for her previous suspicion of her husband and behavior at the party, and Lord Windermere makes clear his new contempt for Mrs. Erlynne—warning his wife to stay away from her.
This soliloquy shows that the well-made play is full of secrets, mystery and misunderstanding. It also shows how Oscar Wilde is fond of using epigrams.
(here you can add the part from the answered questions about how the play is a well-made play)

Quotation 6. Act IV (p. 60) :

These lines are quoted from Oscar Wilde's famous satire Lady Windermere's Fan. They are located in act IV of the play. it is a conversation between Lady Windermere- Margret and her husband Lord Windermere- Arthur.
Lord Windermere enters. He is sympathetic towards her and they discuss the possibility of taking a holiday to forget the recent incident. Lady Windermere apologizes for her previous suspicion of her husband and behavior at the party, and Lord Windermere makes clear his new contempt for Mrs. Erlynne—warning his wife to stay away from her. Lady Windermere does not agree with her husband that women can be divided into good and bad women. She says that bad women might have sorrow, pity and sacrifice. They should be given the chance for repentance. she is defending Mrs. Erlynne and refuses to be described as being a bad woman.
Margaret's speech shows that she has changed from a being narrow-minded puritan to an open-minded mature person. She is a round character for bearing change in personality. She turns to be anti-Victorian when she forgives Mrs. Erlynne for having a past and praises her for her kindness.






Quotation 7. Act IV (p. 65) :

These lines are quoted from Oscar Wilde's famous satire Lady Windermere's Fan. They are located in act IV of the play. It is a conversation between Mrs. Erlynne and Lord Windermere- Arthur.
Mrs. Erlynne's arrival is announced along with the return of the fan, and despite her husband's protestations, Lady Windermere insists on seeing her. Mrs. Erlynne enters and states that she shall be going abroad, but asks that Lady Windermere give her a photograph of herself and her son. Whilst Lady Windermere leaves the room to find one, the story is revealed. Mrs. Erlynne left her husband for a lover shortly after Lady Windermere's birth. After being left by her new lover, Mrs. Erlynne was left alone and in disrepute. More recently, using the assumed name of Mrs. Erlynne, she began blackmailing Lord Windermere in order to regain her lifestyle and status, by threatening to reveal her true identity as Lady Windermere's shameful mother—not dead, as Lady Windermere believes. Lord Windermere laments not having told his wife the whole thing at once and resolves to tell her the truth now. Mrs. Erlynne forbids him by threatening to spread shame far and wide if he does so. She is apologizing for sneaking into their life. She wants to withdraw without spoiling their life. Alone with Mrs. Erlynne, Windermere scornfully reproaches her, disclosing that she has been blackmailing him to protect his wife from the knowledge that the mother she had been told was dead had actually abandoned her for a lover, and now lives--a notorious divorcée--under the assumed name of Mrs. Erlynne. He taunts her cruelly with the scene of the night before in Darlington's home, and forbids her ever to see her daughter again.

Lady Windermere returns with the photographs and, alone for a moment with Mrs. Erlynne, promises, at the latter's insistence, that she will forever remain silent about her visit to Darlington'sapartment. Mrs. Erlynne asks one more favor--the gift of the fan.
Lord Augustus enters. he soon returns to the Windermere's with news that they are to marry and live out of England. bursting with joy. Mrs. Erlynne has "explained everything." The Windermere's are startled, but he tells them that Mrs. Erlynne had visited Darlington's rooms only in search of Lord Augustus in order to accept his proposal--provided he agrees that they shall leave England.

This quotation reveals Mrs. Erlynne as a round character. She has changed from an irresponsible careless mother to an ideal mother who sacrifices herself for the sake of her daughter's happiness. Her sublimation has purified her soul. Mrs. Erlynne seeks spiritual pleasure because she is hedonist. Ideal motherhood and sacrifice provide her with spiritual pleasure so she needs not go to live in a convent