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A Woman of No Importance

By Oscar Wilde - Stage play

Stage playStageACT II

Roles

  • Mrs. Allonby - Adult (36-50), Female

About this piece

Mrs. Allonby describes the perfect husband

Summary

A Woman of No Importance focuses on the relationship between Lord Illingworth and his son Gerald Arbuthnot, his illegitimate son who he hires by chance as his secretary. During the play he finds out Gerald is his son. Some 20 years earlier Lord Illingworth seduced Mrs. Arbuthnot and she got pregnant with Gerald. Gerald's mother refuses Lord Illingworth's overdue marriage proposal and Gerald is torn between the two. The monologue is delivered by Mrs. Allonby, a witty and eccentric woman who is a friend of Gerald's father and who dares Lord Illingworth to kiss Miss Hester Worsley, a rich American Puritan. Here we are in ACT II, at a party at Lady Jane Hunstanton's house. Mrs. Allonby is sitting at on a sofa with various ladies, talking about men and relationships. In this funny monologue Mrs. Allonby describes how the "ideal man" should be...

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