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Lady Windermere's Fan
Oscar Wilde
Main CharactersLady Windermere: A young, puritanical wife whose rigid sense of morality is challenged when she discovers the complexities of human nature and the true meaning of loyalty. Mrs. Erlynne: A woman with a scandalous past who risks her own social redemption to save her daughter from making a ruinous and life-changing moral mistake. Lord Windermere: A devoted husband who chooses to endure his wife's suspicions and social gossip rather than reveal a painful family secret that would destroy her.
First Performance: 1892, at St James's Theatre, London
A massive commercial hit that proved Wilde could successfully marry high-society comedy with heartfelt domestic melodrama.
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