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
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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
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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
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surface form:
London
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| 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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