Mrs. Arbuthnot
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Mrs. Arbuthnot is a central, morally upright yet socially marginalized character in Oscar Wilde’s play "A Woman of No Importance," embodying themes of hypocrisy, gender double standards, and Victorian morality.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mrs. Arbuthnot canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
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fictional character ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | A Woman of No Importance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
morally upright
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socially marginalized ⓘ |
| confronts | Lord Illingworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Oscar Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| embodiesTheme |
Victorian morality
NERFINISHED
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gender double standards ⓘ hypocrisy ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceMedium | stage play ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1893 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasChild | Gerald Arbuthnot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovementContext | Aestheticism ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | unmarried mother ⓘ |
| moralFunctionInText | moral conscience of the play ⓘ |
| moralPosition | critic of patriarchal double standards ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | British ⓘ |
| relationshipToGeraldArbuthnot | mother ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
central character
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protagonist ⓘ |
| socialStatus | socially ostracized woman ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
female virtue under social pressure
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victim of social hypocrisy ⓘ |
| workGenre |
problem play
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social comedy ⓘ |
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