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Throughout Lady Windermere's Fan play readers get a feel for the unique refined society and individual values of each of the three characters presented. Although all three characters display a sophisticated society they each represent a specific part.
Duchess of Berwick represents the chatterbox of society. She functions in learning and sharing of new information to those around her. The Duchess is bold. "How do you do Lord Darlington? I won't let you know my daughter, you are far too wicked." She in fact is not afraid to speak her mind even if it is right in front of the person whom she is speaking about. The Duchess of Berwick also is very prideful of her position. Throughout the scrip readers also find that the Duchess of Berwick deeply values her social status. She gossips over the "poor" unsatisfying possessions of others. " We have just had tea at Lady Markby's. such bad tea too. it was quite undrinkable. I wasn't at all surprised. Her own son-in-law supplies it." The Duchess is very confident in who she is.
Lord Darlington is also part of the refined part of society. According to the script he is a very sarcastic humorous person. Anytime anyone else speaks he always has some sort of sarcastic or humorous comment. At one point Lady Windermere is explaining to the Duchess that the dance in honor of her birthday is not a ball but a simple dance in which it will start early and only select people may attend. At this point Lord Darlington repeats the Lady's word back to the Duchess in a comical way. Lord Darlington does not necessarily value his social status as the Duchess does. However, according to the script he is more interested in being the life of the party.

Lady Windermere's character is meek and realistic. Though she is wealthy she comes off to readers as very sophisticated and knowledgeable. " Lord Darlington is trivial." "Ah, don't say that, Lady Windermere." "Why do you talk so trivially about life then?" According to the script Lady Windemere values reality, manners and sophistication. Those in her presence automatically change their demeanor to be respectable to her.

Although the script is pretty short each character is displayed specifically in the area of society in which they fit in. Each character has things they value more uniquely to them. All three characters are different in personality, the way they respond, and the way they act but yet all three display the wealthier, more refined part of society.
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The values of the characters in the play Lady's Windermere's Fan are cleverly portrayed through their dialogue and what they focus on in respect to the environment around them. Resulting with the nature of their society being based on what the characters choose to value. The Duchess of Berwick and Lady Windemere choose to value how they want the ball to turn out, not on how they are currently shaping the ball. Lord Darlington on the other hand chooses to value how he can get the most out of his future by focusing on what he needs to do now to get there.

Both Berwick and Windemere appear to be in the high class society valuing only social matters in respect to who they should admit to the party. Windemere says, "I will have no one in my house about whom there is any scandal." Meaning they are trying to keep out any men who sleazy and looking for trouble. It matters only that the men are a concern in this matter because Berwick says, "With women it is different." These two women are also arrogant because a man they are talking to, Darlington, fits the exact description of who they want to keep out and he just slips right past them because they are too focused on the future that they are no aware of the present.

Darlington bluntly appears to be an arrogant man only looking for a good night out. He sees life as an experience to be discovered and not something to stress over when he casually states, "Because I think that life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about it" Darlington knows what he values and he can also see what the ladies value which allows him to be clever and sneaky which shows when he says, "I think I had better not Duchess. Nowadays to be intelligible is to be found out."

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The famous 19th century British author and playwright Oscar Wilde expresses his opinion on societal issues among other things in Lady Windemere's Fan.  He uses an everyday interaction, including elements of gossip and joking, to give insight to how that society works and the characters' personal values.

The Duchess of Berwick does a great  deal of talking in this selection and her views are articulated clearly. By gossiping about a Lady Markby, the reader can understand that the Duchess views social conventions as very important to ones place in society and that they can make or break ones status.  The Duchess also sees that the people that one associates with are important to one's place in society. When talking about who will be at Lady Windemere's party, she says, "Of course it's going to be select," showing us that she believes that Windemere has a high place in society and she does associate with the right people. Although the Duchess worries about peoples' place in society, she realizes that the place of women is below that of men, and that women are "positively getting elbowed into the corner."

Regarding that same idea, men, like Lord Darlington, realize that they can do most anything and get away with it. Darlington relates marriage to a card game in lines 46-53, saying that women have the high cards and men win anyway. By saying this, he also acknowledges that women may be harder working and stronger of character, but he knows that it doesn't matter because they are women.

While the women worry about who is coming to the party, Darlington is subtly securing his attendance at the party for his own enjoyment and amusement. He plans to use the party to fraternize with some of the women that the Duchess and Windemere find "dreadful."

Based on the Duchess' diminutive banter and Darlington's smugness, the reader catches a glimpse of Nineteenth Century "nobility" and advancement in society.

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In the 1892 play, Lady Windermere's Fan, there are three characters: Duchess of Berwick, Lord Darlington, and Lady Windermere. The Duchess of Berwick appears to be an honest woman who speaks her mind no matter how negative her statement is. Lady Windermere has the character of a woman who wants things fair and correct. Lord Darlington is very cocky, suspicious and arrogant, basically. Oscar Wilde, the writer of the play, reveals the values of the characters and nature of their society also.

The reader can notice the Duchess of Berwick's honesty right away. As she enters the house, she tells Lord Darlington he is far too wicked to meet her daughter, face-to-face in line four. Then, in line eleven, she asks sarcastically, Isn't he dreadful? Before the Duchess and Lady Windermere have a conversation, Duchess of Berwick mentions the awful tea they had at Lady Markby's and comments on her son-in-law who prepared it. Throughout this section of the play, she keeps commenting and stating different things, especially to Lord Darlington.

During Duchess of Berwick's visit, her and Lady Windermere discuss the issue of guests receiving attention that can appear at Lady Windermere's birthday celebration. In line twenty-nine to thirty-three, Duchess of Berwick talks about how dreadful people can be at parties, especially men, and Lady Windermere agrees and says she will make a stand against it. Later, Lord Darlington calls marriage a game and says, "The wives hold all the honours and invariably lost the odd trick." The women took his statement offensive and Lady Windermere stood up to him asking questions. In line fifty-six, she says Lord Darlington is trivial and asks him, in line fifty-nine to sixty, why to you talk so trivially about life? The keep this conversation going until Lord Darlinton decides to leave. But before he does, Lady Windermere says to him in line seventy-two, "But you are not to say foolish, insincere things to people." Lord Darlington laughs and says, "It is a dangerous thing to reform any one."

Lord Darlington misbehaves, pretty much from lines forty-six to the end, in a cocky and arrogant way. First, he calls marriage a game which the women are no good at in lines forty-six to forty-nine. Then he makes a confusing statement in line sixty-one to sixty-three, "I think life is far too important a thing to ever talk seriously about it." If life is important, why not talk about it? Which is what Lady Windermere says to him in line sixty-four to sixty-six, "What does he mean?...Lord Darlington, just explain to me what you really mean." Then as arrogant as he is, he says, "I think I better not," and leaves quickly to avoid another conversation.

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       From a piece of Lady Windermere's Fan, the playwright reveals how society reflects upon itself through social structure and dominance. As for the three characters in this play, they are portrayed as very judgmental and  arrogant. Arrogant and judgmental to where both the Duchess of Berwick and Lady Windermere are too busy hosting a party where they seem to only care about the status and who will arrive at the party. All while Lord Darlington seems to go off on his own and think about how he will enjoy this party himself as being a Casanova.
       In the play, Windermere is seen to be judgmental by hosting a party where she says it will be small and simple to means that only a few selected people are invited, as Darlington points out by saying "Very small, very early, and very select, Duchess" (22-23). By Windermere hosting this party, it also points out the nature of their society to only speak and interact with people in the same class while not looking any further from that.

      As for Berwick, she is potrayed as arrogant and snobby. In the beginning of the play scene, while she came in with her daughter, Berwick did not allow her daughter to greet Darlington, "I won't let you know my daughter, you are far too wicked" (4-5), for she thinks that Darlington is not worth her daughters time and judging that he is not a good man. Also in the text, Lady Berwick criticizes tea made from Markby's son in law where she says "Such bad tea too. It was quite undrinkable. I wasn't at all surprised" (15-16). Her actions can be marked as very judgmental and arrogant.

      For Lord Darlington, he is portrayed as a wicked and sly man who only cares about himself. In the text, when Berwick arrives she calls him "far too wicked" (5), in sense of her knowing his character. Also, Darlington seems to be as a man who is straight forward when he says "Very small, very early, and very select" (22-23) referring to when Windermere was trying to sound pleasant about her selective party. But Darlington's true character shows when he says that marriage is useless and is "a game...that is going out of fashion" (46-47), showing us that he has no means to marriage and that his views of society is a bit different from others.

      So in all, the society and characters seem to be arrogant and judgmental as a whole. Where all three characters are seemingly straightforward and do everything to gain a higher position in their social structure. 

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Oscar Wilds' Lady Windermere's Fan Play uses the dialogue of its characters to state what each one values and their place in society. Dutchess of Berwick, Lord Darlington, and Lady Winderemere are all about their own worlds and are oblivious to one another's expectations and intentions of the Windermere's birthday celebration. Both Lady and the dutchess seem to agree and what is appropriate and good, Darlington, who is a guest at the dance, will go against their expectations without them knowing, " Nowdays to be intelligible is to be found out".

Lady Windermere and Duchess of Berwick are of a higher class and see to it that the parties they attend reveal that it is so. "I don't know what society is coming to. The most dreadful people sem to be going everywhere...someone should make a stand against it." Both ladies are also in agreement about the dance being formal and quaint, " I will have no one in my house whom there is any scandal," says Windermere and Berwick goes on to add, "men don't matter. With women its is different. We're good. Some of us at least." 

Lord Darlington is a confident and arrogant man who seeks nothing but attention, which are his intentions for the ball. His opinion on guest and the formality of the dance obviously differs from the women, "Oh don't say that Windermere, I shall never be admitted," in to windermere's comment of having no scandal in her home. His disrespect for marriage shows that he is careless, "the game of marriage-a game, the way, is going out of fashion. His witty conversation gets him an invitation to the party even though the goes against the prefered "select" few line 23. Even Winderemere doesn't not understand yet syas, "but you are not to say foolish, insincere things to people. 

In conclusion, each character is focused only on his/her own desires and does not pay attention to what the other is saying because they are all caught up in the idea of the perfect celebration. The dance will not turn out in favor of the women or the Lord if all guest show up at the party with contradicting assumptions.

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The Lady Windermere's Fan, a play written by Oscar Wilde, produced in 1892 shows the value of the characters by the verbal expression of their thoughts.

Duchess of Berwick one of the characters in this playwright that states her thoughts without any care. "It was quite drinkable" Berwick states about the tea she had at Lady Markby house. She does not stop there but complains about how bad the tea was and who supplies it. Berwick's language reveals how arrogant she is. "The most dreadful people seem to go everywhere" Berwick tells Lady Windermere explaining how unwanted men show up to here parties. Berwick is shown as a character that wants the best and believes to be boastful of herself as well.

Lady Windermere's value is shown through her  consideration and humble verbal expressions. In line 17-19,  Berwick tell her that Agatha is looking forward to her ball, Windermere responds saying "Its only a dance in honour of my birthday. A small and early." This shows that Windermere does not desire  attention. Windermere is a character that does not wish for drama. " I will not have no one in my house about whom there is any scandal" Lady Windermere states this presentation that her values are not of scandal but simple party for her birthday.

Lord Darlington's value's are displayed through his idea of being an important man. ".. I have never really done anything wrong in my life." Darlington believes that he is better than anyone. He is a character in which also want to stay under the crowd. He states that "Nowadays to be intelligible is to be found out." His values are to stay important and keep a low key personality.

Oscar Wilde used the characters personalities and thoughts to show the reader, of their personalities. The way the characters expressed their thoughts through their language.   

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An excerpt from Lady Windermere's Fan, a play by Oscar Wilde, shows how the wealthy society is in 1892 from simple dialogue. The three characters that interact with each other are shown to be selfish, arrogant and snobbish. To the average person the interactions may seem weird, but this is how the nature of society was for them.

Lady Windermere is a wealthy older woman that is selfish and self absorbed. We see in lines 19-21 an example of this. The Duchess is speaking of the ball, but Lady Windermere states that it is not a ball, but a birthday party in her honour. This is her first line of the excerpt and we can already see that she thinks very highly of her self. She then goes on to say "I will have no one in my house about whom there is any scandal." in lines 34-36. She is very selective about who she is allowing to her 'party'. The next example of her  acting selfish is when she speaks of Lord Darlington. She says he is trivial in line 56. She believes that the world revolves around her.

Lord Darlington also thinks very highly of himself. Although he does not seem as important as the other two ladies, he is arrogant. He has a sense of superiority and self importance. He speaks as if he is proud of what they say about him. The Duchess calls him wicked from the very beginning of the excerpt and he does little to fight it. When Lady Windermere talks about her party and that there will be no one of scandal, he says he will not be admitted. Lord Darlington has the last line of their conversation and states that Lady Windermere is beginning to reform him; after he states that he then goes on to say that it is a dangerous thing to reform anyone.

The Duchess of Berwick is revealed to be very snobbish in nature. As soon as she meets Lord Darlington she says "I won't let you know my daughter, you are far too wicked." After Lord Darlington responds to these accusations she talks of where she has just arrived from. She had tea at Lady Markby's and that it was quite undrinkable. As soon as she is done talking about how bad the tea was, she changes subject as if it is not a big deal. After the subject of the ball, the Duchess brings up marriage and how women are good. She enjoys being correct in each subject she brings up.

Society, for the wealthy, is shown quite well in this passage. Oscar Wilde shows how the nature of society is very snobbish and how it continuously grows more selfish. The characters care only for themselves and being correct. The Duchess of Berwick has a daughter there the entire time, but she is only mentioned twice and out of context. Society will always have this nature for the wealthy, selfish, arrogant and snobbish.

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These three characters say things that reveal their values in strange ways. Oscar Wilde uses the dialogue to reveal the characters values in the playwright Lady Windermere's Fan. As the reader we have to make jump and inferences about the values of the characters.

Lord Darlington is a very arrogant man and is considered to be "far too wicked". He has little value in life when he says that life "is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about it" in line 61. this makes him come across as a careless and self interested man. In line 71 he begs Lady Windermere "may i come tonight, mayn't I? do let me come." with everything we know about his shady character we can infer  that he does not have good intentions coming to this party.

Lady Windermere and the Duchess of Berwick have very similar values in life. they  are both snobbish and self absorbed. "its only a dance in honor of my birthday" says lady windermere. "of course its going to be select" says the duchess of berwick. these quotes show that these two women are only interested in their self image and reputation.  when lord darlington starts to make analogies on life they are both confused. "as a concession to my poor wits, explain to me what you really mean" says the duchess of berwick. so we can now infer that neither of these women have any real intelligence.

we as the reader can see through these character and find what they value in life through what they are saying to each other and in their tones in which they say it.  

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Lady Windermere's Fan, by Oscar Wilde is a play of differing values within characters in nineteenth century London, The Duchess of Berwick, Lady Winderere, and Lord Darlington are the characters being analyzed. All values within the three characters are very different, They almost sort of contradict each other through their jest.

The Duchess of Berwick in the beginning of the excerpt seems to dislike the Lord, She says that he should not be allowed to the ball being thrown. Berwick's reasoning behind this is that Darlington will prey on all the women there, the women at the ball will not even see behind his false portrayed gentleman façade.  The attitude that Berwick and Windermere portray is one of pretentiousness toward a "lower" standard of people, In line 21 Windermere states the ball is highly selective of its guests. The mood conveyed in this section of the writing is that, whomever you associate yourself with can either complete your social hierarchy or completely decimate it. Though  Lord Darlington seems to think otherwise simply because, he is deemed "scummy" by a barrage or people including Berwick. Berwicks opinion of Darlington is stated in line 5 clearly stating that Darlington is far too wicked to be invited and even to know her own daughter. Even the seemingly quiet Windermere in line 35-36 disapproves of the debauchery scandalous reputation that precedes Lord.

The overall values of the people being quite contradictory, the moods are contradicted between the man and women. Lady Windermere and The Duchess of Berwick want to climb the social ladder through their ball being thrown. The exclusivity is challenged by Lord Darlington saying that if this standard is upheld that he would not qualify.

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In life everyone has a standpoint, an opinion of their own. In the excerpt from Lady Windermere's Fan, The individual values and standpoints of Berwick, Darlington and Windermere are explored. Each character's view is impacted by the nature of the society around them.   

The duchess of Berwick is quick to display her judgemental views towards the people around her. In Berwick's first line she says to Darlington "I won't let you know my daughter you are far too wicked.". This line shows that she openly judges Darlington and his way of life. She later makes a comment on who will be attending Windermere's party, "of course it's going to be select"..."Oh, men  don't matter. With Women it is different", there she displays judgement towards people , women in particular who do not have any business in being invited to the party because of their way of living.

Lord Darlington is a very arrogant man who views very highly of himself. The way he carries himself and speaks shows his arrogance. At one point he says " Why there are lots of people who say I have never really done anything wrong in the course of my life. They say it behind my back of course" this shows that even though is a sinful man he believes he is still a man of much importance and he does not really care what others think of him because of views himself as a more important person.

Lady Windermere is an older women and therefore is not too impacted by the changing society around her. Even though she is throwing this party she seems to not care too much about it and easily agrees with the people around her, " I will, Dutches. I will have no one in my house about whom there is any scandal.", here she is simply agreeing with Berwick. Then again when Darlington asks if he can come to the party " I may come tonight, mayn't I?" she agrees again even though, Berwick does not necessarily want him there.

The nature of  the characters society greatly influences them. They are all upper class people which cause them to have a skewed view on the people around them. This is evident when they are so worried about who is going to be at the party. In their society they believe that they cannot invite anyone who falls below them on the social ladder.

The society of nature plays important role when it comes to the views of people. This is evident in the expert from Lady Windermere's Play.

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An excerpt from Lady Windermere's Fan, a play by Oscar Wilde, shows how the wealthy society is in 1892 from simple dialogue. The three characters that interact with each other are shown to be selfish, arrogant and snobbish. To the average person the interactions may seem weird, but this is how the nature of society was for them.

Lady Windermere is a wealthy older woman that is selfish and self absorbed. We see in lines 19-21 an example of this. The Duchess is speaking of the ball, but Lady Windermere states that it is not a ball, but a birthday party in her honour. This is her first line of the excerpt and we can already see that she thinks very highly of her self. She then goes on to say "I will have no one in my house about whom there is any scandal." in lines 34-36. She is very selective about who she is allowing to her 'party'. The next example of her  acting selfish is when she speaks of Lord Darlington. She says he is trivial in line 56. She believes that the world revolves around her.

Lord Darlington also thinks very highly of himself. Although he does not seem as important as the other two ladies, he is arrogant. He has a sense of superiority and self importance. He speaks as if he is proud of what they say about him. The Duchess calls him wicked from the very beginning of the excerpt and he does little to fight it. When Lady Windermere talks about her party and that there will be no one of scandal, he says he will not be admitted. Lord Darlington has the last line of their conversation and states that Lady Windermere is beginning to reform him; after he states that he then goes on to say that it is a dangerous thing to reform anyone.

The Duchess of Berwick is revealed to be very snobbish in nature. As soon as she meets Lord Darlington she says "I won't let you know my daughter, you are far too wicked." After Lord Darlington responds to these accusations she talks of where she has just arrived from. She had tea at Lady Markby's and that it was quite undrinkable. As soon as she is done talking about how bad the tea was, she changes subject as if it is not a big deal. After the subject of the ball, the Duchess brings up marriage and how women are good. She enjoys being correct in each subject she brings up.

Society, for the wealthy, is shown quite well in this passage. Oscar Wilde shows how the nature of society is very snobbish and how it continuously grows more selfish. The characters care only for themselves and being correct. The Duchess of Berwick has a daughter there the entire time, but she is only mentioned twice and out of context. Society will always have this nature for the wealthy, selfish, arrogant and snobbish.

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The playwright reveals the values of the characters and the nature of society as their descriptive behavior and thoughts of the upcoming ball events.

The Duchess of Berwicks value is being able to speak her mind clearly she has a outright disliking in the people who have a terrible way to act in formal manners, such as the ball for Lady Windermere. Her nature towards society isn't the best described but she does not like the mens standard way of living.

The Lady Windermere's value is to be the quietest person in the room, to look formal as a proper lady should by speaking very little in conversation around her. Her nature of society is the despicable distaste of the women's engagement in their looking for a man at a social gathering like the birthday ball for her.

The Lord Darlington's value is being the mysterious  of the bunch and prefers not to be labeled as the crooked man everyone thinks that he is. In nature of society is having the distaste in the women having better living standards in a fools game of marriage.

Conclusion for the values that they are and towards society the stuck up rich people whom they want everything to go the way they want it to go. Though they have much other specific details of having other abilities, they attend only the balls.

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There are three characters in Lady Windermere's Fan, they all have their own values while living based on their surroundings, in this case is London. Based on the time period they are in, people are categorized into their place in society based on may factors. While standards drive the plot, Lord Darlington is all about attention and concerned with how is he views by society.

 Lady Windermere and Duchess of Berwick both hold this standard that they can only interact with people that are in a high place in society. In line 34 Windermere clearly states her standards, "I will have no one in my house about whom there is any scandal." A reader could imply that Windermere intimidates Darlington and whatever she says will make him become more and more self conscious about how he is seen.

Lord Darlington is this guy who is so concerned about his place in society. After he hears about who Windermere wants at her party and how they need to be he says, ""Oh, don't say that, Lady Windermere. I should never be admitted." While reading this, we see some irony. Lord Darlington adds his contribution to their conversation but he does not see that what he said indirectly drives what the ladies say next. In line 21 he says, very small, very early, and very select, Duchess.' After that is when Windermere describes the people who must meet her standards to enter her house.

In terms of the values of society, what matters is the people and how they act, where they go, what they do, who they socialize with. Society is sort of this competition of who can get to the top, who is the cream of the crop.  Surely these parties that are hosted by wealthy people imply that only the wealthiest and morally correct people may attend. Society then and now also imply that gender is still an issue. Women should be or are the ones who makes things work. Berwick says, "Oh. men don't matter. With women it is different. We're good. Some of us are, at least.

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In Lady Windermere's Fan, the three characters show that their society is obsessed with reputation and dignity. The Duchess of Berwick values someone nice for her daughter and for ladies, especially ladies, and gentlemen to be dignified. Lord Darlington wants to have a woman for himself without showing his true colors. Lady Windermere wants to have a positive view of herself in the public and surround herself with not deplorable people. The three characters show that their society is very judgmental and is controlled by reputation.

The Duchess of Berwick values dignity for both men and women in her presence, especially for her daughter. In lines 3-5, Berwick, suspicious of Lord Darlington, explicitly calls him "far too wicked" for her daughter to know about. Off-handedly, she criticizes Lady Markby's son-in-law for serving "undrinkable" tea in lines 14-16. For lines 39-45, the Duchess declares that women must be of better standing as they are easily ignored. She values dignity and fairness.

Lord Darlington values getting a woman of good social standing and prefers not to show his real personality to do so. In lines 6-10, he declares himself as "complete failure" in the wickedness department when the Duchess declares him wicked. He appears to view marriage as "going out of fashion" after the Duchess talks about women having dignity and notice with their husbands in lines 46-49. Lastly, he does not wish to be intelligible to be understood or to get "found out" in lines 67-69. He wants to be viewed in a more positive light in order to met his own ends.

Lady Windermere wants to look good by being surrounded by people in good social standing. For her first lines 19-21, she humbly states that her birthday will be a small get-together in good time and exclusive. In lines 34-36, the Lady reassures the Duchess that there will be no scandalous people ruining the party. Lastly, in lines 72-73, Lady Windermere says that the Lord may come, if only he not say "foolish, insincere things to people."

In a society of reputation, people judge and people hide their intentions. The Duchess of Berwick judges men and women by their dignity and wishes for her daughter to judge accordingly. Lord Darlington appears to be scheming something, yet hiding his true intentions to be accepted. Lady Windermere wants the best people to surround her for the best reputation with at least the Duchess. Overall, the three characters in Lady Windermere's Fan are different views of a society that judges and behaves based on reputation. 

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In a particularly small excerpt from Lady Windermere's Fan  we dive into the every  day life of a Duchess, a Lord and a Lady. We see their viewpoints and beliefs on women, men and their own social standing. The women have high standards for the people around them and they think highly of themselves. The Lord thinks highly as himself as well but also wants to be around the women and desires attention.

            The Lord is very cocky and thinks he is higher than most of the people around him. In lines 9-10 he is talking about others talking about him and says, "Of course they only say it behind my back." He thinks he is being talked about like everyone has something to say about him as if he's someone special. The Lord is also arrogant and stubborn. In lines 61-63 he says, "Because I think that life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about it." He is stubborn this way because he uses analogies to explain real world problems because he does not want to face the reality of them.

            The Duchess of Berwick is very stuck up and rude. She judges everyone and what they do and how they do it. We see this in lines 14-16 when she says, "We have just had tea at Lady Markby's. Such bad tea, too. It was quite undrinkable. I wasn't at all surprised." She has to go on about a friend's tea as if she has nothing else to talk about. She thinks highly of her parties as well as in lines 24-25. She says, "Of course it's going to be select."

            Lady Windermere is similar to the Duchess and they have the same values. She too thinks highly of herself and the parties she's apart of. In lines 34-36 she says, "I will have no one in my house about whom there is any scandal." She does not want to be associated with any wrong or bad people and she makes that apparent.

            We also gain an insight of the nature of these characters' society is like. The Duchess says in lines 39-41, "Oh, men don't matter. With women its is different.. Our husbands would really forget our existence if we didn't nag at them from time to time, just to remind them that we have a perfect legal right to do so." We see here that in this society women are what matters and they have most of the say in things. In lines 48-49 the Lord says, "The wives hold all the honours and invariably lose the odd trick." The Lord is also commenting here on the society he lives in that the women have the power and the say over men.

            The women here are stuck up and the Lord is also. They think highly of themselves and judge the ones around them. They live in a society that only looks to women. Women must be great and have high standards. For the men, they really don't matter. They can do what they want as long as they leave the power to the women. 

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Oscar Wilds' Lady Windermere's Fan Play uses the dialogue of its characters to state what each one values and how their place in society. Dutchess of Berwick, Lord Darlington, and Lady Winderemere are all about their own worlds and are oblivious to one another's expectations and intentions of the Windermere's birthday celebration. Both Lady and the dutchess seem to agree and what is appropriate and good, Darlington, who is a guest at the dance, will go against their expectations without them knowing, " Nowdays to be intelligible is to be found out".

Lady Windermere and Duchess of Berwick are of a higher class and see to it that the parties they attend reveal that it is so. "I don't know what society is coming to. The most dreadful people sem to be going everywhere...someone should make a stand against it." Both ladies are also in agreement about the dance being formal and quaint, " I will have no one in my house whom there is any scandal," says Windermere and Berwick goes on to add, "men don't matter. With women its is different. We're good. Some of us at least." 

Lord Darlington is a confident and arrogant man who seeks nothing but attention, which are his intentions for the ball. His opinion on guest and the formality of the dance obviously differs from the women, "Oh don't say that Windermere, I shall never be admitted," in to windermere's comment of having no scandal in her home. His disrespect for marriage shows that he is careless, "the game of marriage-a game, the way, is going out of fashion. His witty conversation gets him an invitation to the party even though the goes against the prefered "select" few line 23. Even Winderemere doesn't not understand yet syas, "but you are not to say foolish, insincere things to people. 

In conclusion, each character is focused only on his/her own desires and does not pay attention to what the other is saying because they are all caught up in the idea of the perfect celebration. The dance will not turn out in favor of the women or the Lord if all guest show up at the party with contradicting assumptions.

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                             In Lady Windermere's fan, by Oscar Wilde, Wilde portrays three Characters as snobby, arrogant, and Judgmental. In this particular passage The Duchess of Berwick, Lord Darlington, and Lady Windermere are discussing the Lady's party that will take place later that evening. The Duchess and Lord have issues with one another from the start due to their very similar personalities conflicting with one another. Both characters are very proud, high society, arrogant people and having them come together bring out those particular character traits even more so. All the while Lady Windermere is sitting in the room agreeing to whatever the Duchess and Lord say or ask.

The Duchess seems to be a very judgmental person right from the start. In lines 4 and 5 she tells the Lord that he is far too wicked to even know her daughter and then in lines 14-16 she is speaking ill of Lady Markby's tea and how she was not surprised that it was undrinkable due to the fact that her son in law supplies her tea. She goes on to tell Lady Windermere that she must control who comes to her party because "The most dreadful people seem to be everywhere" (lines 29,30). She also tells the Lady that her house is one of the only places she can take Agatha, her daughter, and she feels secure having her there. The Duchess, throughout this passage, is constantly arguing back and forth with the Lord about his own character traits, marriage, and the trivial way he speaks.

Lord Darlington comes off as very arrogant and witty. He jokes with the Lady about how she shall have no one at the party whom there is any scandal and says in lines 37 and 38 "Oh, don't say that Lady Windermere. I should never be admitted." Throughout the passage the Lord is never fully serious in the way he talks. In lines 61-63 he says that he thinks life is a far to important thing to take seriously, saying that he wishes for no one to understand him because then he would be found out. At the end of the passage he goes back to his arrogant and witty personality and asks the Lady if he may come to her party.

Lady Windermere is an older woman that is hosting a small, early celebration of her birthday, or a "ball" as the Duchess constantly refers to it. The Lady is a very odd character to me because even though it is her party and she is the older woman in the passage she basically agrees with whatever the Duchess and Lord say to her. Part of her agreeing contradicts itself in lines 34-36 and lines 72, 73. In lines 34-36 she agrees to watch who comes to her party and says no one with whom there is any scandal will be allowed and then in lines 72 and 73 she tells the Lord that he is certainly allowed to come he is only not allowed to say foolish things.

In conclusion, these three characters fit the bill for being in the society they live in. They are arrogant, snobby, and selfish which is how the royal and wealthy were in this time period. 

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Upon reading "Lady Windermere's Fan", a play by Oscar Wilde, one can infer values the character possesses. Like a famous quote states: "People have one thing in common, we are all different"; in this play the characters are unique in thought.  

Duchess of Berwick values her status in society. She is aware that she is part of a much more respected class and needs to always feel safe. She states that "The most dreadful people seem to go everywhere (lines 29-30)". and wonders what society is coming to.  She also enjoys to be a nagging wife. She claims this is her role or else husbands would really forget the wives existence. Lord Darlington thinks marriage as a game, which is slowly going out of fashion.  This insinuates that in society people don't value marriage anymore. It's simply a "game of cards." "the wives hold all the honours and invariably lose the odd trick." (lines 48-49) He also has lost the value of life, for he believes "life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about it." (line 61-63).

The nature of this play's society symbolizes today's society. Marriage for one is becoming part of the shadows and life is now taken for granted. People are changing society and the coming generations only learn from what is seen.  I claim that the play's society differs no other than ours. THe world is not a safe place. It never was or will be, unless the people ho inhabit it choose to make it.

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           The characters and the nature of their society is all about looks and how wealthy you are. The conversation between the three characters show the values they have. With the two women planning a party and the man trying to push his way into a high class party they will host. The words expressed in conversation, words emphasized in conversation and the actions presented during the conversation.

            At the start of the entire scene, the pleasant conversation is shown. Almost showing how to butter u p a person before giving bad news or having to deal with someone you do not like. Then with, Lord Darlington hinting that he wants to be invited to the party the women are hosting. As their response, their sarcasm towards him about their concerns of him wrecking it. Duchess of Berwick and Lady Windermere, giving their personal opinions towards the Lord; almost judging him and shunning him from their conversation.

             In the text of the scene, there are two words emphasized. While Duchess of Berwick is speaking,  line 25 and 26, the two words that and your. Almost saying that she is above the other two and wants the best for her and her family. She gives the impression of that noting is good enough for her and her daughter, not even in high class society. Later in the same paragraph, she complains of everyone being everywhere and that is not okay. She speaks that only certain people are allowed in her parties and presence.

             The actions of the scene show how the men and women will act in conversation. At the beginning, there is shaking of hands (line 1). Then both ladies sitting during the conversation, even pointed out in multiple places. Its interesting that a man will stand in presence of women, even just two. The society must have a norm of respect and manners towards females and not to sit unless invited to. Which the Lord is not; he stands the entire time until he leaves. While the two women greet then sit. At the end though, the lord only shakes hands with the Duchess, and bows to both.

               The society portrayed is high-class, mannerly lifestyle. With the men standing and the words expressed in conversation, even rude. Yet the desire to be seen in society at high parties. Like one must been seen in expensive attire and at certain occasions to have a good standing, not only with the high class but the lower as well. Then the subject of the lower class trying to socialize with the wealthy. Those lower class people are seen as vermin and not worthy to be in the mere presence of the three characters 

 

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By the use of a mundane situation, Wilde, sheds light on both the characters' underlying ideals and the sort of society that the three of them live in.  These are most clearly demonstrated in both the way the characters interact with each other and their opinions.

Lady Windermere, Lord Darlington, and the Duchess of Berwick each hold a different set of values, though the Lady's and the Duchess' are closer to each other's than the Lord's.  Lady Windermere is chiefly concerned with resolutely leading an upright life. She makes this clear with her steadfast adherence to her high standard for letting others come into her home.  However, it also becomes apparent that she feels more strongly about women's morality than that of men, as she consents for Lord Darlington to come to her birthday party, though only on the condition that he not speak so rashly as he might at any other occassion. Lord Darlington signifies his acceptance of her temrs by telling her she is "beginning to reform (him)", which shows that he is not as much of a ruffian as the two women say he is.  He actually seems to be more of a playful intellect that a "wicked" man (as the Duchess calls him).  In discussing marriage, he calls it a "game" and then proceeds to make a clever comparison to the playing of cards.  His good natured teasing of the women amuses them, but they both verbally condemn him because his comments tend to be less than proprietous in their terms.  The most direct example of this is when Lord Darlington jokingly insinuates that husbands should be called "odd tricks" (a pun on his earlier cards metaphor). Duchess Berwick, as a married woman, promptly derides him as "thoroughly depraved". Whereas Lord Darlington feels cynical towards the institution of marriage, the Duchess holds uplifting marraiage as one of her principal values.  She also feels that appearances and reputation are important, as is evidenced by her prejudice against Lord Darlington and her gossip about how horrid Lady Markby's tea was just before she came to meet Darlington and Lady Windermere.  

Such gossip is only one example of how trivial their high English society really can be.  The Duchess' praise of Lady Windermere's practice of having extremely exclusive parties is another.  Also, the women's perception of Lord Darlington as a disreputable person merely because he says unexpected and mildly disconformist things highlights the shallow and critical nature of the society the characters live in.

Overall, the characters' values and the way they play against each other illuminates the audience to a society of social functions, reputations and shallow criticism.  

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 In the novel Cry, The Beloved Country written by Alan Paton, the author pushes readers to believe that the churches and God is the only way to peace in South Africa. Paton fashions the (Stephen Kumalu) protagonist of this novel to be a wise, holy man who fears God. The readers see more of the situation through Kumalu's point of view.

On their first meeting Msimangu and Kumalu, talked about the brokenness of their tribe. Kumalu states that sometimes he fears what the bishop say when he hears about all the ugliness in South Africa. Kumalu and Msimangu believe in praying and that even though its seems like God is not for South Africa they both take courage in this word (page 124.) 

Even when his own brother turns away from him (page 134) Kumalu does not try to handle things using politics. Instead Kumalu goes to Father Vincent.

Alan Paton gives more details towards the way of the churches and the lives of the priests. Through the reaction and action of Kumalu and Mismangu the readers acknowledged that Paton gives more privilege to the Christians in this novel.

  

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Paton subtly sides with John Kumalo. This is evident when John Kumalo says the church is outdated and out of touch. When Paton talks about the church, he sheds it in a sort of negative light.

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Reading so far in the passage, by the tone and view point of the main character, Alan Paton favors more to the hierarchy of the church. Although the  city's darkness of crimes appeared to overwhelm the church, politics also appeared to do no better. The author, through Kumalo, describes John Kumalo as this villainy beast who is also a hypocrite. The author describes him as a big man with beastly deep voice that give fear. The church appeared more in the innocent side and a side that bring hope. Everywhere Kumalo went, comes with a person who always help. Msimangu, Father Vincent, the young white man. Kuamalo comes to the city with good moral. When section upon sections, event are filled with saddness, but found light to Msimangu's sermon. 

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In Cry, The Beloved Country Alan Paton is saying that John's perspective of the Church and it's current state is right. Everyone has their own unique faith journey and John thinks the Church has this standardized path of how to do things. "I do not wish to offend you gentlemen, but the Church too is like the chief, You must do so and so. You are not free to have an experience." John argues that there are other opportunities that exist in Johannesburg which would allow the people to revise or completely change the Church in positive ways. 

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Alan Paton seems to be privileging the church and standing more behind the church's idea of social order. John believes in a way that he must take over power to fix things. He talks of lawyers getting involved with the incident that Stephen's son is in. He thinks his son has no part in and goes on to blame only his nephew. He is getting fed up with his nephews mistakes and thinks lawyers will be the answer to this problem.

Paton does not privilege John though because he gives John a rude attitude that makes the reader want to disagree with him and his idea of moving forward. On page 134 he asks Stephen, "Who will believe your son?" and then it is said, "he says it with meaning, with cruel and pitiless meaning." Paton gives us the idea that John is just being cruel and not going on the right path to move forward, while the church is starting with the people and trying to uplift them and give the leaders jobs and encouragement so that they can have hope to go out and fix the problems. They do this by preaching sermons of God never forsaking human kind and helping the blind men. 

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In Cry the Beloved Country, Alan Paton gives headway to the fact that the old ways of society are outdated and need reform. Throughout  the story readers find that the tribe is broken and no longer have order. Readers also see that there are people that are trying to reform and create a new society but they cannot fully achieve their goal because there are still people who cling to the old ways. In chapter thirteen Kumalo comes to the depressing conclusion that the tribe is broken and cannot be fixed. He realizes that the tribe and society must come to reformation. John Kumalo, his brother, strongly believes that reformation is the only way to go since "God has left the world." In the story John Kumalo relies on himself and comes off to the readers as well cared for. Even in Chapter fourteen page 134 John Kumalo speaks to his brother as though he has nothing in the world to fear or be troubled by. Alan Paton uses the strong character of John Kumalo to display his opinion of God and reformation. 

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I think that Alan Paton tends to side with John Kumalo and the political approach to social reform. In chapter 8, Kumalo and Msimangu are prevented from riding the bus because there is a boycott in progress. This shows that people who fight for social reform through politics are actually fighting for it, unlike the white churches in chapter 12. The white churches in chapter 12 do nothing but complain about their present circumstances and talk about ways to get more protection from crime for themselves. Through these comparisons of who is doing what to bring about social reform, Alan

Paton shows that social reform is better achieved through political activism than reliance on a church hierarchy.

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 Alan Paton sees the churches side getting more power by their meetings to demand a better government and political system. By the held meeting Mr. de Villiers talks about," that increasing school facilities would cause a decrease in juvenile delinquency amongst native children?" Yet the people attending the meeting say that," Don't you think, Mr.de Villiers, that more schooling simply means cleaver criminals?" The people argue about the criminal natives and why they should be taught a lesson by the political system, by increasing law enforcement and the penalty if done so. Alan Paton sees the church system defining a better resolution for the people than the politicians, for they follow a revolutionist, leading them in the wrong way and may get them in serious trouble.

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Alan Paton seems to side more with the church. Throughout the novel both sides of power and the church are shown with passion through the characters. However, the church is what seems to be lifting people more so than power and politics does. When Kumalo cannot find his son  in chapter  10 and is feeling down he relies  on God, this is shown through by  the verse that he stars to re-sight "Oh God, my God, do not Thou forsake me. Yea, though I walk though the valley of the shadow of death,  I shall fear no evil, if Thou art with me.."(pg.  94). Later when Kumalo finds out that his son has killed someone, he becomes devastated and again hearing God's  word from Msimangu about hope and God bringing people out of darkness(pg. 123) brings him out of his slump and gives him some hope for the future.

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Alan Paton is giving the perspective of the old society being replaced with the new society and showing this through John and Stephen. John is the example of the anger shown in the society of the new. Stephen is the example of the old trying to keep light. He goes to Johannesburg, and is completely out of his element. John has this confidence of a old society coming into the new. However, he does not want to be known. He hides in the old, dark society. The opinion of John is the opinion of the author, he writes of the struggle the old ways are having and how the new is going well even with all the evil occurring repeatedly. 

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Alan Paton seems to favor the church hierarchy society despite criticism against both sides. In the midst of Kumalo and Msimangu's first official conversation at the end of chapter 5, Msimangu somberly states that he has flaws as a "selfish and sinful" man, indicating the possibility that the church system acknowledges its flaws very plainly. Chapter 6 has Kumalo reconverting his sister to a more virtuous life after a harsh confrontation, possibly showing that people can come back from their selfish and sinful ways. Despite detractors, Msimangu's sermon in chapter 13 also indicates that the church can also have a voice as strong as the revolution with its strong voiced people. Overall, the church seems to be favored as there is indications to acknowledgements of faults, people coming back into the faith, and having a voice to the lost. 

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Cry, The Beloved Country is a novel that subtly puts two sides at odds, a church hierarchy and a more social hierarchy. This particular situation involves John Kumalo and Kumalo and Msimangu. Alan Paton seems to favor one side over another according to me he favors the social hierarchy more than the church hierarchy. This is shown through the portrayal of Johannesburg, Johannesburg is shown to be a place of crime where social class matters to actually thrive. John Kumalo is a political figure of sorts he asserts his dominance by showing that not even God can deny power in the social hierarchy. Kumalo is left to his hierarchy in a sullen melancholy mood after learning about his son and whether or not he killed a white person.

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In his novel Cry, the Beloved Country, Alan Patton seems to show privilege to the idea of the social hierarchy being non-existent and worthless. Although Paton argues both sides throughout the book through John and Stephen Kumalo, his favor seems to be that of John Kumalo: the omniscient and omnipresent God isn't helping South Africa.The ruling of South Africa is under the chief who is somewhat controlling, the black churches build shanty town and places to stay, the white churches seek more segregation and enslaving the natives, and crime is increasing; these all under God, seem to be making things worse in Johannesburg. The depressing parts of the book in addition to the ironic decisions of the Godly people make it seem as if Paton shows privilege to hierarchy being old and out of touch.

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The author, Alan Paton, seems to like hierarchy more than John Kumalos point of view on life. He subtly shows how Msimangu and Kumalo get through there problems even though there are many. The sermon that Msimangu gives comforts Kumalos heart, which tells the reader that there ways still work. John Kumalo does not give off the best feeling to the reader and does not seem as good a person as the other protagonists. Alan Paton also focuses more on Kumalo and Msimangu more than John Kumalo.

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In Cry, The Beloved Country, by Alan Paton, John Kumalo argues that God has forsaken them and that they now must take action themselves to make their own freedom in South Africa. Alan Paton, in my opinion, agrees with John because he often shows examples of how Kumalo and Msimangu are losing hope in God. By Paton showing how these two Umfundisis, high members of the church, are losing hope in God then no one else will believe in God's power either. While Kumalo and Msimangu are going through all of these struggles John is perfectly fine. He is relying on no one but himself and he seems to be doing well. I believe Paton wrote in John's character this way to show his opinion on the situation and his belief that God has abandoned South Africa.