A Very Brief Review of Lady Windermere's Fan
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With his powerful use of humor, Oscar Wilde opens a window to the lives of people from the high society of England. The play encourages the reader, to think of the hypocrisy of the high class, especially in the Victorian Period. The changeable, inconsistent manners of the characters, show how their lives are nothing but a performance. The scene in which the characters talk about the balls and the season reflects this successfully. Through the gossip, insincere attitudes, and inconsistent behaviors of the characters Oscar Wilde shows society's hypocrisy and the double nature of the people. After Lord Augustus' words and Lord Windermere and Lady Windermere's differing opinions about Mrs. Erlynne (clever but evil and good), the two of them holding hands is a visual reference to Lady Windermere's view that the opposites in life go hand in hand. He also underlines this notion, through the impressive dialogues and his detailed characterization.
Furthermore, Wilde helps the reader to understand the gender roles and place of women in society, in the Victorian Age. He vividly depicts society's view of and expectations of women. Wilde also reflects the hierarchical structure of society with the characters from the lower classes. Overall, Oscar Wilde explores the themes of sinfulness and innocence, the evil and the good, the lie and the truth, showing how these contrary concepts go hand in hand in real-life practice.
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