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- How does An Ideal Husband analyze the issue of marriage? For a marriage to be "ideal," is moral purity required?
- Who is a more sympathetic character, Sir Robert Chiltern, or Lord Goring? Explain.
- Discuss the use of irony in An Ideal Husband.
- Would you classify the ending of An Ideal Husband as morally just? Who suffers and who wins?
- What contradictions does Lord Goring embody? How are these contradictions expressed? Provide specific examples.
- Discuss the role of women and gender in the play. Are any universally female characteristics expressed?
- What is the role of love in An Ideal Husband?
- Compare and contrast the qualities and personalities of Lady Chiltern and Mrs. Cheveley.
- What is the importance of the minor characters, such as Lady Basildon, Lady Markby, and Mrs. Marchmont? Explain how these characters are integral to the play.
- Discuss Wilde's examination of the theme of politics. How are politics, marriage, and love intertwined?
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