A Woman of No Importance
Oscar Wilde's audacious drama of social scandal centres around the revelation of Mrs Arbuthnot's long-concealed secret. A house party is in full swing at Lady Hunstanton's country home, when it is announced that Gerald Arbuthnot has been appointedMore Oscar Wilde's audacious drama of social scandal centres around the revelation of Mrs Arbuthnot's long-concealed secret. A house party is in full swing at Lady Hunstanton's country home, when it is announced that Gerald Arbuthnot has been appointed secretary to the sophisticated, witty Lord Illingworth. Gerald's mother stands in the way of his appointment, but fears to tell him why, for who will believe Lord Illingworth to be a man of no importance? Less
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“One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell one that, would tell one anything.”
“After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations.”
“To get into the best society, nowadays, one has either to feed people, amuse peo. Read full review
Nashwa نشوى rated it it was amazing
almost 3 years ago
رائعة رائعة رائعة بكل ما تحتويه الكلمة من معنى
لم أكن أظن يوماً أني سأحب المسرحيات حيث ضيق مساحة الخيال, ولكن هذه المسرحية كانت بداية موفقة جداً لهوايتها
بداية اقتبس من مقدمة الكتاب وصف كتابات أوسكار وايلد الذي بدا أكثر إنصافاً مما قد اكتبه يوماً
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Vane J. rated it really liked it
almost 2 years ago
I'll keep this review short because I have a really long list of quotes.
This one was a little sad, but it was, ironically, really hilarious too. It involves family drama, scandal, an arrogant jerk responsible for all the conflict in the play, etc. I enjoyed th. Read full review
Duane rated it really liked it
over 1 year ago
This is an 1893 play by Oscar Wilde that had a fair amount of success, although it's not regarded as one his best. It's a satire on upper class English society, and of course the best thing about it is Wilde's brilliant wit. It starts out a little slow but finishes with a. Read full review
Artemisia rated it it was amazing
over 5 years ago
MRS. ALLONBY: The one advantage of playing with fire, Lady Caroline, is that one never gets even singed. It is the people who don't know how to play with it who get burned up.
MRS. ALLONBY: What a througly bad man you must be!
LORD ILLINGWORTH: What do you call a bad man?
MR.
Jasmine rated it really liked it
"Children begin by loving their parents. After a time they judge them. Rarely, if ever, do they forgive them."
Cemre added it ∙ review of another edition
Oscar Wilde okumayı çook seviyorum. Salome haricinde okuduğum oyunlarında tema hep aynı aslında; ama hepsinden çok keyif aldım, çok eğlendim, çok güldüm. Önemsiz Bir Kadın'da da aynısı oldu. Bir gün sahnede izleyebilmeyi de çok isterim.
Ohana Rowen rated it it was amazing
over 3 years ago
Although this certainly isn't the best Wilde play with regards to writing and comedy, it definitely contains the strongest and most critical themes. Like all his plays Wilde is extremely and effectively critical of 19th century, however this play emphasises the distorted. Read full review
Asmaa Essam rated it liked it
about 1 year ago
يقدم "وايلد" لمحة عن المجتمع الإنجليزي ونظرته لكل من الرجل والمرأة إنذاك.
حيث يلحق العار بكل إمرأة ترتكب ذنب ويُبريء كل رجل من خطيئته لمجرد إنه رجل ويصبح اللوم والعار يلاحق المرأة فقط على فعلتها.
أيظاً يظهر أن نساء المجتمع الإنجليزي أصبحن دمي يتألقن فقط لمتعة الرجال وي. Read full review
LunaBel rated it really liked it
almost 2 years ago
Saints vs Sinners
The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.
Gerard: I want to go with Lord Illingworth, but I cannot abandon my mother.
Mrs. Arbuthnot: You are all mine, son.
Lord Illingworth: You ca. Read full review