An Ideal Husband Flashcards
1
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Sir Robert: ‘the error…
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all women commit’
2
Q
Sir Robert: ‘why do you place us…
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on monstrous pedestals?’
3
Q
Lord Goring: ‘The only possible society
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is oneself’ - demonstrates Wilde’s dandyism
4
Q
Mrs Cheveley: men can be analysed
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women merely adored.’
5
Q
Robert: women represent
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the irrational
6
Q
Mrs Cheveley: ‘how silly to
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write on pink paper
7
Q
Mrs Cheveley: ‘Romance should never
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begin with sentiment
8
Q
Lord Caversham: ‘No woman, plain or pretty…
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has any common sense. Common sense is the privilege of our sex.’
9
Q
Sir Robert: ‘Truth is…
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a very complex thing’
10
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Mrs Cheveley: ‘Men always look so silly…
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when they are caught, and they are always caught.’
