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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instanceOf character in a play
dramatic character
fictional character
adaptedIn film adaptations of An Ideal Husband
admiredBy Lady Chiltern
appearsIn An Ideal Husband
associatedWith London high society
Victorian politics
authorCountryOfOrigin Ireland
benefitsFrom insider trading on government information
blackmailedBy Mrs. Cheveley
linked to: Mrs Cheveley
centralConflictIn An Ideal Husband
characterFlaw susceptible to moral compromise
characterTrait ambitious
intelligent
pragmatic
confidesIn Lord Goring
createdBy Oscar Wilde
dramaticFunction protagonist of An Ideal Husband
firstAppearance An Ideal Husband (1895)
linked to: An Ideal Husband
friend Lord Goring
genreContext comedy of manners
hasSibling Mabel Chiltern
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)
linked to: An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband (1999 film)
linked to: An Ideal Husband
occupation Member of Parliament
politician
pastAction sold a Cabinet secret about the Suez Canal
publicImage morally upright statesman
secretKnownBy Mrs. Cheveley
linked to: Mrs Cheveley
setting London
linked to: London, England
socialStatus aristocrat
spouse Lady Chiltern
themeRelation forgiveness and redemption
hypocrisy in Victorian society
public versus private morality
threatenedWith exposure of past corruption
timePeriod late Victorian era
linked to: Victorian era
title Sir
workForm stage play

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An Ideal Husband character Sir Robert Chiltern
Lady Chiltern spouse Sir Robert Chiltern
Lady Chiltern hasRelative Sir Robert Chiltern
Lord Goring friendOf Sir Robert Chiltern
Lord Goring helpsCharacter Sir Robert Chiltern
Mrs Cheveley threatens Sir Robert Chiltern
Mrs Cheveley blackmails Sir Robert Chiltern
Mabel Chiltern hasRelative Sir Robert Chiltern
Mabel Chiltern siblingOf Sir Robert Chiltern