Sir Robert Chiltern

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Sir Robert Chiltern is a prominent, morally esteemed politician whose past corruption and potential exposure drive the central conflict in Oscar Wilde’s play "An Ideal Husband."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in a play
dramatic character
fictional character
adaptedIn film adaptations of An Ideal Husband
admiredBy Lady Chiltern NERFINISHED
appearsIn An Ideal Husband NERFINISHED
associatedWith London high society
Victorian politics
authorCountryOfOrigin Ireland NERFINISHED
benefitsFrom insider trading on government information
blackmailedBy Mrs. Cheveley NERFINISHED
centralConflictIn An Ideal Husband NERFINISHED
characterFlaw susceptible to moral compromise
characterTrait ambitious
intelligent
pragmatic
confidesIn Lord Goring NERFINISHED
createdBy Oscar Wilde NERFINISHED
dramaticFunction protagonist of An Ideal Husband
firstAppearance An Ideal Husband (1895) NERFINISHED
friend Lord Goring NERFINISHED
genreContext comedy of manners
hasSibling Mabel Chiltern NERFINISHED
idealizedAs ideal husband
languageOfWork English
literarySignificance embodies the tension between idealism and human fallibility
medium theatre
moralArc seeks redemption for youthful corruption
moralReputation highly respected
nationality British
notableAdaptation An Ideal Husband (1947 film) NERFINISHED
An Ideal Husband (1999 film) NERFINISHED
occupation Member of Parliament
politician
pastAction sold a Cabinet secret about the Suez Canal
publicImage morally upright statesman
secretKnownBy Mrs. Cheveley NERFINISHED
setting London, England
surface form: London
socialStatus aristocrat
spouse Lady Chiltern NERFINISHED
themeRelation forgiveness and redemption
hypocrisy in Victorian society
public versus private morality
threatenedWith exposure of past corruption
timePeriod late Victorian era NERFINISHED
title Sir NERFINISHED
workForm stage play

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An Ideal Husband character Sir Robert Chiltern