Lady Windermere's Fan

Discuss lady Windermere play as a sattire on marriage and love.

Oscar Wilde play(500) words.

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While at first Mrs. Erlynne can be seen as a heartless person, blackmailing her daughter’s husband and threatening to destroy her daughter’s reputation, she changes drastically once she finds the letter written by Lady Windermere revealing her plans to abandon her husband for another man. Then, Mrs. Erlynne becomes a real mother, a person willing to do anything for her daughter. Mrs. Erlynne gambles her own reputation just to save her daughter’s reputation, knowing well that the man she wanted to marry may not want to marry her after he finds out about the compromising situation in which she was found. At the same time, Mrs. Erlynne refuses to reveal the truth to her daughter and tell her that she is her mother, knowing what that will do to Lady Windermere’s reputation. Through all these actions, Mrs. Erlynne exhibits a selfless attitude and true love for her daughter, protecting Lady Windermere and stopping her from making a mistake that would ruin her life.