An Ideal Husband
E182573
An Ideal Husband is a comedic stage play by Oscar Wilde that satirizes Victorian politics, morality, and marriage through a story of blackmail and scandal in high society London.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| An Ideal Husband canonical | 9 |
| An Ideal Husband (1999 film) | 5 |
| An Ideal Husband (stage production) | 2 |
| An Ideal Husband (1947 film) | 1 |
| An Ideal Husband (television adaptations) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Ideal Husband Context triple: [Oscar Wilde, notableWork, An Ideal Husband]
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A.
Lady Windermere’s Fan
Lady Windermere’s Fan is a comedic stage play by Oscar Wilde that satirizes Victorian high society through witty dialogue and a plot centered on scandal, morality, and mistaken identity.
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B.
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest is a celebrated late-Victorian comedic play by Oscar Wilde that satirizes social conventions, identity, and marriage through witty dialogue and farcical situations.
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C.
A Woman of No Importance
A Woman of No Importance is an 1893 social comedy play by Oscar Wilde that satirizes Victorian upper-class morality and gender double standards.
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D.
Jeeves in the Offing
"Jeeves in the Offing" is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the unflappable valet Jeeves and his hapless employer Bertie Wooster in another tangle of romantic and social misadventures.
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E.
Jeeves and the Wedding Bells
Jeeves and the Wedding Bells is a 2013 novel by Sebastian Faulks that continues P. G. Wodehouse’s beloved Jeeves and Wooster series in an authorized pastiche.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Ideal Husband Target entity description: An Ideal Husband is a comedic stage play by Oscar Wilde that satirizes Victorian politics, morality, and marriage through a story of blackmail and scandal in high society London.
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A.
Lady Windermere’s Fan
Lady Windermere’s Fan is a comedic stage play by Oscar Wilde that satirizes Victorian high society through witty dialogue and a plot centered on scandal, morality, and mistaken identity.
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B.
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest is a celebrated late-Victorian comedic play by Oscar Wilde that satirizes social conventions, identity, and marriage through witty dialogue and farcical situations.
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C.
A Woman of No Importance
A Woman of No Importance is an 1893 social comedy play by Oscar Wilde that satirizes Victorian upper-class morality and gender double standards.
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D.
Jeeves in the Offing
"Jeeves in the Offing" is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the unflappable valet Jeeves and his hapless employer Bertie Wooster in another tangle of romantic and social misadventures.
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E.
Jeeves and the Wedding Bells
Jeeves and the Wedding Bells is a 2013 novel by Sebastian Faulks that continues P. G. Wodehouse’s beloved Jeeves and Wooster series in an authorized pastiche.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy
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satirical play ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| author | Oscar Wilde ⓘ |
| character |
Lady Chiltern
ⓘ
Lord Goring ⓘ Mabel Chiltern ⓘ Mrs Cheveley ⓘ Sir Robert Chiltern ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | drawing-room comedy ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCity |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| firstPerformanceDate | 1895-01-03 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace |
Theatre Royal Haymarket
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surface form:
Theatre Royal, Haymarket
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| firstPublisher | Leonard Smithers ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy of manners
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political satire ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
An Ideal Husband
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
An Ideal Husband (1947 film)
An Ideal Husband self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
An Ideal Husband (1999 film)
An Ideal Husband self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
An Ideal Husband (television adaptations)
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| literaryMovement |
Aestheticism
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Decadentism ⓘ
surface form:
Decadent movement
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| mainTheme |
Victorian politics
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blackmail ⓘ hypocrisy ⓘ marriage ⓘ morality ⓘ public versus private life ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.
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To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Oscar Wilde’s dramatic works ⓘ |
| plotElement |
blackmail over a past political scandal
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conflict between public honor and private guilt ⓘ romantic subplot involving Lord Goring and Mabel Chiltern ⓘ |
| producerOfPremiere | Lewis Waller ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1899 ⓘ |
| satirizes |
Victorian high society
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Victorian moral standards ⓘ marriage conventions ⓘ political corruption ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| settingPeriod | late Victorian era ⓘ |
| structure | four acts ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult theatre audiences ⓘ |
| writer | Oscar Wilde ⓘ |
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An Ideal Husband (1947 film)
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An Ideal Husband (1999 film)
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An Ideal Husband (television adaptations)
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An Ideal Husband (stage production)
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An Ideal Husband (1999 film)
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An Ideal Husband (1999 film)
this entity surface form:
An Ideal Husband (1999 film)
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An Ideal Husband (stage production)
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An Ideal Husband (1999 film)