![]() Yet, without ever receiving this information, the newspapers help Sir Robert's career in the final act, praising his speech denouncing the Argentine Canal scheme. Cheveley holds would be deadly in the hands of the press. In the first three acts of the play, newspapers represent a threat to Sir Robert's public image and career, for the information Mrs. ![]() Media/Information - The media holds immense power through the commodity of information, but it does not always give the public all the information it needs. The sentiment suggests a type of predatory nature to marriage that contributes to Wilde's already cynical tone. Cheveley comments dryly that the London season is full of those hunting for husbands, or trying to avoid them. Wilde's language suggests that marriage is a dangerous institution. Self-interest clearly plays a huge role in the play, and within the sphere of marriage, it threatens the happiness of both the Chilterns. Cheveley's visit, Lady Chiltern forces him to remain true to his public image in a way that makes one wonder whether she is trying to protect herself or her husband. ![]() ![]() Rather than showing concern or sympathy for Sir Robert when he clearly is in great distress after Mrs. Marriage -The Chiltern marriage is predicated on Lady Chiltern's belief that Sir Robert must be morally above reproach. There are four major institutions the play portrays as corrupt. The play's irony relies more on the biting cynicism of political and social corruption than anything else. In An Ideal Husband, Oscar Wilde presents a very critical and cynical view of society. ![]()
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