Themes Flashcards
1
Q
Public life vs Domestic
A
2
Q
Power and Corruption
A
3
Q
Wealth
A
4
Q
Love and Relationships
A
5
Q
Freedom and Constraint
A
Freedom:
Lord Goring - free to follow own morals, has money and is male
Lord Caversham - freedom of money, gender and political standing
Sir Robert - money, gender, and political power
Mrs Cheveley - freedom to blackmail SR
Lady Chiltern - has domestic freedom
Constraint:
Mabel Chiltern - constrained by gender
Lady Chiltern - constrained by her own beliefs and morals, and the patriarchy
Lord Goring - attempted constraint by LordC
Sir Robert - constrained by social expectations, Mrs Cheveley, Lady C’s moral expectations
