Mrs Cheveley
E700947
Mrs Cheveley is the cunning, manipulative antagonist in Oscar Wilde’s play "An Ideal Husband," who uses blackmail and charm to threaten the reputations of the main characters.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ stage character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | An Ideal Husband NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
corruption
ⓘ
forgery and blackmail ⓘ hypocrisy ⓘ public versus private morality ⓘ |
| blackmails | Sir Robert Chiltern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
charming ⓘ cunning ⓘ manipulative ⓘ ruthless ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | the ideal of the "ideal husband" ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Lord Goring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Oscar Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demands | political support for a fraudulent Argentine canal scheme ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfWork | 1895 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | comedy of manners ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf | Sir Robert Chiltern's past political corruption ⓘ |
| hasMaritalStatusInFiction | married woman ("Mrs.") ⓘ |
| hasPastConnectionWith | Lord Goring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| motive |
financial gain
ⓘ
revenge ⓘ social power ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
manipulative schemes
ⓘ
witty dialogue ⓘ |
| opposes | Lady Chiltern's idealism ⓘ |
| roleInWork | antagonist ⓘ |
| settingOfWork | London high society ⓘ |
| socialStatusInFiction | aristocratic ⓘ |
| symbolizes | moral corruption beneath social elegance ⓘ |
| threatens |
Lady Chiltern
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir Robert Chiltern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTactic |
blackmail
ⓘ
emotional manipulation ⓘ seduction ⓘ |
| workType | play ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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