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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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