An ideal husband, ie the perfect man cannot exist for a woman. This is upported with Loring Goring who admits his faults "I am very selfish" but Mabel doesn't care and loves him anyway. He says "Why can't you women love us, faults and all!" Chiltern's major flaw is that he is hungry for power (which usn't unusual for men of this time) but this flaw is only to Lady C, who we see is very unreasonable. Therefore Chiltern is only ideal to her if he is flawless, but this is impossible, so the irony of the title in this relationship is obvious. Lady Chiltern is the puritan character, and like in many of Wilde's plays, is taught to forgive. This is contrasted thru the marriages of the chilterns and the relationship (and eventual marriage) between Lord Goring and Mabel Chiltern. Oscar Wilde, An Ideal Husband tags: morality, philosophy 2413 likes Like I always pass on good advice. Oscar Wilde, An Ideal Husband tags: love 3434 likes Like Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people we personally dislike. There is no one ideal husband, ideal is judged in the eyes of their wives, there is no winning formula. An Ideal Husband Quotes Showing 1-30 of 195 To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.
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