[ اللغة الانجليزية ] : third year english student second term

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Q-4- how is the play a modern play?

– thematically: the problem of man in the modern society- Victorianism versus anti-Victorianism- some philosophers affect Oscar Wilde's characterization:

· Jeremy Benthan- Utilitarian

· Hadonist

· Immanuel Kant

– technically: implications of expressionism

– subtle drama- witty dialogue

– mystery- ambiguity is a praise not a blame

– anti- classical features: 4 acts- no classical allusion- neither prologue nor epilogue

Modern drama it appeared as a reaction against classicism because it takes people backwards in ideas. the techniques , forms, themes and everything in modern drama is anti classists, nontraditional , against the traditional forms of drama.

modern drama is always less than 5 acts. it is anti- classical as in classical , plays are divided into 5 acts. Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan is four –act play.

Modern drama is implicit whereas classical drama is explicit.

Modern drama is implicit and it contains subtle language, conveying subtle ideas, it is ambiguous , involving mystery and secrets.

a modern play it is written for cultured audience

In modern plays, There are open endings , or an unconcluded end

it mostly have a few number of characters, that it could be reduced to one character or none.

Oscar Wilde was a popular modernist. His modernist aesthetics appear in his works His aesthetics is non-mimetic, it is about a surface that distorts and lies. It is an aesthetics that rejects the notion of a genuine self, and that focuses attention on the woman of fashion/female-aesthete. The protagonist of Lady Windermere's Fan (1892), Mrs. Erlynne, is a female aesthete.
Also, I see Wilde's contribution as important because, by theorizing fashion and popular theater in terms of an aesthetics of surface, Wilde is able to conceptualize superficial ornament and public image in positive terms. He therefore enables a type of "modernist" art that can find a congenial setting in modern commercial culture. By looking at Wilde as a popular modernist, we can make sense of the curious fact that this bohemian anarchist ended up writing West End comedies about high fashion and elite society.
In plays, dialogue is often relied upon in order to reveal the morals, and values of its characters. Dialogue also plays a very important role in establishing the nature of the society the place takes place in. In Oscar Wilde’s satire Lady Windermere’s Fan, the dialogue is effective in doing just this, giving the reader the opportunity to make great incites regarding the inner workings of the three characters who speak.
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. This is seen in his reaction to when the Duchess of Berwick jokingly calls him wicked, where he quips “Don’t say that Duchess. As a wicked man I am a complete failure.” Throughout the course of the excerpt, he makes known the fact that he is a rogue.
Of the three characters who speak, Lady Windermere appears to be the most proper, stating “I will have no one in my house about whom there is any scandal.” Her prim nature is supported when she abruptly corrects the Duchess of Berwick when she refers to Windermere’s party as a ball, with the statement “Oh, you musn’t [sic] think it is going to be a ball, Duchess. It is only a dance in honour [sic] of my birthday. A small and early.” This statement suggests that Lady Windermere rejects the unstable atmosphere of big parties in favor of calmer, more stable ones.
Of all the characters, the Duchess of Berwick is the hardest one to analyze. She has limited lines of substance. However, this does not mean that she lacks any sort of character revelations in the excerpt. She is shown to be quite protective of her daughter, Agatha, stating that there are very few parties she feels comfortable taking her too. She is also shown to believe that it is in the nature of men to dominate over women, and as a result, women are forced to nag them in order to retain some sort of importance.
Aside from allowing for analysis of the characters, the dialogue reveals a great deal about the play’s setting as well. As revealed by the Duchess of Berwick, “I don’t know what society is coming to. The most dreadful people seem to go everywhere.” This statement means that society seems to be getting sleazier, with bad people becoming ever more common at parties, and thus more prevalent in society.
Oscar Wilde’s satiric play Lady Windermere’s Fan is a great source of dialogue which serves a great purpose in the overall dynamics of the story. Through the play’s dialogue, analysis can be made regarding its characters’ morals and ethics, as well as nature of the society they live in.

Q- 5- who influenced the play?

Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) was the preacher of Hedonism in the nineteen century. He called the British government to respect individual utility that brings happiness to oneself. According to his utilitarian philosophy, the welfare of the individual leads to the welfare of society.
Indeed, the issue of pleasure occupied the minds of both the Naturalist and Aesthetic thinkers in the 19th century. On the one hand, Naturalist hedonists seek physical beauty. On the other hand, Aesthetic hedonists search for spiritual beauty.

Lord Darlington and Margaret in Oscar Wild’s Lady Windermere’s Fan are both aesthetic hedonists who seek spiritual pleasure. They are inspired by the transcendental philosopher Immanuel Kant who claimed that one can transgress the physical laws and reach the sublime which is the utmost spiritual pleasure.

Darlington is a nineteen-century dandy who stands for Oscar Wilde himself. He does not think of the moral issue while judging any action because he seeks spiritual pleasure. In act 1, he tries to convince Margaret that if her husband betrays her, it is her right to console herself by having another lover.

Margaret is an aesthetic hedonist like Darlington. However, she is torn between aesthetic hedonism and Puritanism. Margaret’s puritan affiliation makes her think of the moral issue. She thinks if her husband betrays her, she would not betray him with another man for the sake of revenge. She believes sacrificing herself in marriage, whether happy or un happy, pleases God. To her, the ideals of patience and sacrificing are keywords for spiritual pleasure.

The aesthetes were influenced by the 18th century philosopher Immanuel Kant who highlighted the sublime. He believes one reaches the utmost pleasure through extreme pain such as the experiences of delivery and death. When one sublimates, one goes beyond the physical barriers and becomes spiritually high. In Lady Windermere's Fan, Mrs. Erlynne Sublimates when she sacrifices her mirage from Augustus and ruins her dream of regaining social respectability to save Margaret from disgrace. Technically, Mrs. Erlynne's sacrifice can be viewed as a symbolist device in the sense that the expiates her past sin when she has left her first husband and daughter Margaret for a lover. So, she relieves her guilty soul by self sacrifice. From a different point of view, Mrs. Erlynne's sacrifice is an impressionistic device for it presents ideal motherhood. She has been a bad irresponsible mother, but she plays the best role of a mother in Margaret's life.

as an aesthetic writer and a hedonist we will find these characteristics in some characters of the play. We have somebody called lady Plymdale, she tries to talk to Arthur and Arthur is running after his wife . because he knows that he has upset her and he invites Mrs. Erlynne against her will . all the time he is running after her he wants to make sure that she does not make a scene, lady Plymdale said a comment that echoed the ideas and thoughts of Oscar wild when she criticizes society and says that there are no happy marriages in the Victorian society, Arthur is running after his wife everywhere as if they are happy together, so she says that she knows that there are no happy marriages in the 19th century Victorian society. marriages are built on betrayal . Oscar wild's voice is echoed here, his authorial voice is clear in lady Plymdale's criticism of the society.

( this part can be used in answering the question- How the play is impressionistic.)
This means that wild's style of writing is subjective, he uses lady Plymdale as his mouth piece to echo his ideas this is the opposite of the naturalistic drama completely . because Oscar Wilde is an aesthete , he is subjective . He expresses his feelings and he uses mouth pieces like his use of lady Plymdale.
Lady Plymdale is a married woman and we will know that she has an affair with Mr. Dumby. He is following her begging her not to make a scene to Mrs. Erlynne because he has invited her against her will. According to the Victorian principles Margret has to obey her husband she is suppressed she cannot say her opinion. she uses her fan to express her feeling .the fan becomes a tool for self expression .while Arthur is calling her, she goes and gives Darlington her fan . she goes to talk to Arthur giving Darlington the message and impression that she is infatuated with him. When she talks to her husband he irritates her ,because he talks favorably and well about Mrs. Erlynne. he forces her to deal nicely with her.

Margret goes back to Darlington and she was very angry, she took the fan from him and she dropped it in front of Arthur. She expresses her anger by dropping her fan in front of Arthur .the fan here is symbolizes Arthur's love as if she drops Arthur's love from her heart. Arthur picked up the fan and gave it back to Margret.
Then we have a conversation between Arthur and Mrs. Erlynne , this conversation is subtle this is a proof that our play is implicit:
[They converse together. LORD WINDERMERE moves uneasily about the
room watching MRS. ERLYNNE.]
He is unhappy of her presence. She becomes pale. She told herself a cowered she cannot insult Mrs. Erlynne. she went out to talk to Darlington and she complains to him about Arthur that he puts her under pressure. she starts to think that the idea of Darlington is right that he told her in act one , that if a lady is being betrayed by her husband she has the right to betray him. he is bohemian .he does not care that marriage is sacred. she starts to think about sin lightly because Arthur buts her under pressure . she starts to think about not taking sin as an issue of morality or immorality . she thinks of sin as a consolation to herself as a means to realize and achieve spiritual happiness .
In the 19th century, the British philosopher Jeremy Bingham proclaims his philosophy of utilitarianism .Bingham said that the government must respect the individual utility because individual utility produces pleasure and the individual pleasure leads to public pleasure. Jeremy Bingham has an influence on literature. There are utilitarian characters and hedonist characters, utilitarian characters like Darlington. He uses Margret to achieve his own pleasures. He loves her and he wants her although she is a married woman. He does not think of her family and her child. He only thinks about himself, and he uses the chance that she is very mad with Arthur. when she is angry with Arthur he instigates her to leave the house.

Q-6- how is the play classical?

Neoclassical theatre follows what are called the unities. There are 3 unities. Unity of time, place and action. Unity of time means that Events in the play must be realistically able to occur within a 24 hour time span. Unity of place means that Setting for the play takes place in a single location for the entirety of the play. Unity of action means that There is only supposed to be one plot line in the play. There should be no subplots. Oscar Wilde wrote the play to challenge many common conceptions about theatre in the 1890s,” he said.

“Lady Windermere's Fan is a classic tale that was ahead of its time and has so many of the familiar Oscar Wilde characters that are always a joy to watch.
Lady Windermere’s Fan’ is an Oscar Wilde classic that showcases his trademark wit and is known as a charming, touching piece.
Oscar Wilde’s t play confronts the hypocrisy of public ‘morality’ compared with genuine, private kindness. The reasons for its popularity are not difficult to identify the play’s witty dialogue, its stylish setting provides opportunities for elegant presentation, and its cast of memorable characters play out a story which is genuinely moving.
Like many of Wilde's comedies, it is a satire on the morals of Victorian society. It has only one plot. The story is about Lady Windermere who discovers that her husband has an affair with another woman. She confronts her husband but he instead invites the other woman, Mrs. Erlynne, to her birthday ball. Mad at her husband, Lady Windermere leaves him for another lover. After discovering what has happened, Mrs. Erlynne follows Lady Windermere and attempts to persuade her to return to her husband.

The fan in the title can refer to both the physical object - which Lord Windermere buys for her as a 21st birthday present - and to her admirer, Lord Darlington - who gives her deeply flattering compliments and eventually reveals his love for her

Like many of Wilde's comedies, it is a biting satire on 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. After she confronts her husband, he invites the other woman, Mrs. Erlynne, to her birthday ball. Angered by her husband's unfaithfulness, Lady Windermere leaves him for a lover. After discovering what has transpired, Mrs. Erlynne follows Lady Windermere and attempts to persuade her to return to her husband. In the course of this, Mrs. Erlynne is discovered in a compromising position. She sacrifices herself and her reputation in order to save Lady Windermere's marriage.
The two pillars of Oscar Wilde's dramatic writing, linguistic humor and social criticism, usually go hand in hand to make the readers laugh out loud and then shamefully admit that they in fact laugh at themselves, their own habits, faults, weaknesses and, let us admit it, lack of morality. Lady Windermere's Fan is one of his earlier dramas, so the plot is fairly simple and straightforward, with a little twist.

Wilde's drama takes place in a period of less than twenty-four hours, the play keeps the three unities.

Concerning the unity of place, the scenes of the play are restricted to three locations (two rooms in the Windermere residence and Lord Darlington's rooms),
But in fact no one except for Mrs. Erlynne gives in to temptation, though she only did once in the past, that is before the play takes place, and would never repeat ‘’the error’’ having caused her so much pain, as she lost her only daughter (Lady Windermere), whom she abandoned as a little child to follow her lover. Lady Windermere unaware of all of this, was afterwards brought up with a strict moral education and is now the perfect reflection of her times moral thinking, but… she will have to know better …

concerning the unity of time, The comedy, (or shall we call it tragedy?) covers a span of no more than two days. Enough to Oscar Wilde, to ridicule the moral principles of English society and especially of marriages, o

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Quotations in Lady Windermere's Fan

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

LORD DARLINGTON. [Still seated.] Do you think then--of course I
am only putting an imaginary instance--do you think that in the
case of a young married couple, say about two years married, if the
husband suddenly becomes the intimate friend of a woman of--well,
more than doubtful character--is always calling upon her, lunching
with her, and probably paying her bills--do you think that the wife
should not console herself?

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)

LORD WINDERMERE. [C.] I am not going to give you any details
about her life. I tell you simply this--Mrs. Erlynne was once
honoured, loved, respected. She was well born, she had position--
she lost everything--threw it away, if you like. That makes it all
the more bitter. Misfortunes one can endure--they come from
outside, they are accidents. But to suffer for one's own faults--
ah!--there is the sting of life. It was twenty years ago, too.
She was little more than a girl then. She had been a wife for even
less time than you have.

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.

Lady Windermere leaves in disgust to prepare for the party, and Lord Windermere reveals in soliloquy that he is protecting Mrs. Erlynne's true identity to save his wife extreme humiliation.

—Lord Windermere: What shall I do? I dare not tell her who this woman really is. The shame would kill her.

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)

MRS. ERLYNNE. Thanks! What can I do? What can I do? I feel a passion awakening within me that I never felt before. What can it mean? The daughter must not be like the mother - that would be terrible. How can I save her? How can I save my child? A moment may ruin a life. Who knows that better than I? Windermere must be got out of the house; that is absolutely necessary. [Goes L.] But how shall I do it? It must be done somehow. Ah!

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.

How can I save her? How can I save my child? A moment may ruin a life. Who knows that better than I?

—Mrs Erlynne

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) :

LADY WINDERMERE. [Rising.] She is sure to tell him. I can fancy a person doing a wonderful act of self-sacrifice, doing it spontaneously, recklessly, nobly - and afterwards finding out that it costs too much. Why should she hesitate between her ruin and mine? . . . How strange! I would have publicly disgraced her in my own house. She accepts public disgrace in the house of another to save me. . . . There is a bitter irony in things, a bitter irony in the way we talk of good and bad women. . . . Oh, what a lesson! and what a pity that in life we only get our lessons when they are of no use to us! For even if she doesn't tell, I must. Oh! the shame of it, the shame of it. To tell it is to live through it all again. Actions are the first tragedy in life, words are the second. Words are perhaps the worst. Words are merciless. . . Oh! [Starts as LORD WINDERMERE enters.]

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) :

LADY WINDERMERE. Arthur, Arthur, don't talk so bitterly about any woman. I don't think now that people can be divided into the good and the bad as though they were two separate races or creations. What are called good women may have terrible things in them, mad moods of recklessness, assertion, jealousy, sin. Bad women, as they are termed, may have in them sorrow, repentance, pity, sacrifice. And I don't think Mrs. Erlynne a bad woman - I know she's not.

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) :

MRS. ERLYNNE. [Rising.] I suppose, Windermere, you would like me to retire into a convent, or become a hospital nurse, or something of that kind, as people do in silly modern novels. That is stupid of you, Arthur; in real life we don't do such things - not as long as we have any good looks left, at any rate. No - what consoles one nowadays is not repentance, but pleasure. Repentance is quite out of date. And besides, if a woman really repents, she has to go to a bad dressmaker, otherwise no one believes in her. And nothing in the world would induce me to do that. No; I am going to pass entirely out of your two lives. My coming into them has been a mistake - I discovered that last night.

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.

Their marriage is restored, but both Lord and Lady Windermere keep their secrets.

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

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ان شاءالله اللي نزلته يفيدك

[dready days]

الله يوفقك يا so100
الله يجعل لك من كل ضيقٍ مخرجا ..اللهم امين ياحي ياقيوم

[Angelica]

So100

شكرا جزيلا

الله يجعل لك من كل ضيقٍ مخرجا ..

[honey eyes]

يابنات مسز بتول
وانا اذاكر الحين قاعدة اشوف اشياء مخيفة <<< هذا بالنسبة للي بتعتمد ع حل كوتيشنز منى حشيش
تراه كمبليتلي دفرنت عن مسز بتول زي بالكتيشن الثاني مسز بتول تكلمت فيه عن مسز إيرلن آز a tragic figure
وماافيه طاري لهشي هنا بهالكوتيشنز اصلا احسها بس اعادة شرح الى الاينز ومافيها شي مفيد

[ILMMSFM]

السلام عليكم

اتذكر بتول قالتلنا نبدا مذاكره مو من الصفحه الاولى من الملزمة اللي نزلتها

ياليت اللي عندها خبر تقول لي لاني ابي ابدا اذاكر بس مو قادرة

موفقين

[طيرالحب]

صبايا عاادي نسلم واجب الدراما الاربعااء؟؟

واللي عندهاترجمه تدخل امتحان دراما والامع المعتذرات؟؟

[heavy rain20]

انغام قطعتي نفسي الله يهديك هههههههه افتكرت في اخبتار ترجمة ههههههه

[لارا]

المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة honey eyes

يابنات مسز بتول
وانا اذاكر الحين قاعدة اشوف اشياء مخيفة <<< هذا بالنسبة للي بتعتمد ع حل كوتيشنز منى حشيش
تراه كمبليتلي دفرنت عن مسز بتول زي بالكتيشن الثاني مسز بتول تكلمت فيه عن مسز إيرلن آز a tragic figure
وماافيه طاري لهشي هنا بهالكوتيشنز اصلا احسها بس اعادة شرح الى الاينز ومافيها شي مفيد

يعني ايش ورق منى ماله فايده للي تعطيهم بتول؟