Themes (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Three major themes in An Ideal Husband
Three major themes in An Ideal Husband
Marriage, womanliness/feminine, aestheticism
Primary theme of An Ideal Husband
Primary theme of An Ideal Husband
Marriage
Lady Chiltern's marital devotion type
Lady Chiltern's marital devotion type
Extreme worship based on impossible ideals
Lord Goring: women's mission in love
Lord Goring: women's mission in love
Pardon, not punishment
Mrs Cheveley's view of marriage
Mrs Cheveley's view of marriage
Mercenary transactions for power and wealth
Mrs Cheveley's mythological description
Mrs Cheveley's mythological description
Lamia-like (half-snake, half-female)
Goring and Mrs Cheveley's relationship
Goring and Mrs Cheveley's relationship
Doubles - both witty, artificial, elaborately dressed
Diamond brooch's symbolic meaning
Diamond brooch's symbolic meaning
Revenge for Mrs Cheveley's crimes against marriage
Mabel's view of 'ideal husband' concept
Mabel's view of 'ideal husband' concept
Rejects it; wants to be a 'real wife' instead
Character who calls living a 'fine art'
Character who calls living a 'fine art'
Mrs Cheveley