Ultimo di una trilogia di commedie chiamate “salottiere” segna per Oscar Wilde grande notorietà e successo fra il pubblico, ma molto meno successo con i critici, che non apprezzavano quel filo di ironia e di presa in giro della società alto borghese inglese dell’epoca, magari scritta da un “irlandese”. Ma Oscar Wilde rivela in quest’opera, come nelle altre due, una conoscenza perfetta dell’ambiente, perché ne ha avuto un riscontro personale nella vita quotidiana nei salotti londinesi. Quindi l’eleganza, il lusso, il buongusto non gli sono mai stati lontani e poi quelle espressioni argute, brillanti sono espresse in un inglese raffinato e perfetto. Ma quello che rende interessanti queste commedie e differenti da altre di autori dell’epoca e quel senso del “paradosso”, come è stato sottolineato da alcuni critici. Affermazioni o situazioni che sembra assolutamente rassicuranti ma che alla fine si rivelano assolutamente destabilizzanti. L’aspetto che piace a me poi è quella sottile ironia che aleggia su tutta l’opera e che investe i personaggi mettendo sottilmente in ridicolo le loro convinzioni e la loro personalità.

Witty and hilarious. Liked it :)

“It takes great deal of courage to see the world in all its tainted glory, and still to love it.”

Oscar Wilde is a master of words and there's no denying that.

The way Oscar Wilde bends the words to his will, is beyond fascinating. His writing and use of words are so clever and intriguing.

However, there are a couple of lines in the play, which haven't aged very well, but it can be overlooked considering the era in which it was written.

Classic Wilde.

Fun, funny but with a bit more substance than some of Wilde's other plays that I've read so far.

3.5 estrellas

A good one but a bit predictable.

“Ah! I prefer pluck. It is not so common, nowadays, as genius is.”

Witty and charming, assuming you ignore some really dreadful and outdated sexist concepts. Those I could stab in the eye, but Lord Goring and Lady Mabel's repartees were delightfully nonsensical. While it's not The Importance of Being Earnest, it's still a nice diversion.

Lord Goring: [Triumphantly.] No; that was a flash of genius.

Mabel Chiltern: Your first.

Lord Goring: [With determination.] My last.

Stabby, stabby:

"A man’s life is of more value than a woman’s. It has larger issues, wider scope, greater ambitions. A woman’s life revolves in curves of emotions."

The theme of unrealistic expectations that we place on our intimates, the burden of judgement instead of forgiveness, and ease in which miscommunication can blossom wildly out of control are all well done. That said, I'll be absolutely judgmental and unforgiving: I need better quality friends because while I have the occasional engaging word play for the most part it seems everyone's forgotten the art of conversation. It's not moaning and whining about everything. Life updates are good and have a place, but aim higher. Amuse me. Otherwise, why am I bothering.

"My prizes came a little later on in life. I don’t think any of them were for good conduct."

Oscar Wilde, at the height of his powers. It's Earnest, but more evil, and with more pointed social commentary. I can resist anything but temptation... by Oscar Wilde. And this play is among the reasons why.

It's a quick, fun introduction to Wilde and the time period. I recommend it!

Ideias Poucas, Palavras Ocas

Nesta peça de teatro a sociedade inglesa é retratada como um grupo de inúteis especialmente dotados na arte de falar sobre coisa nenhuma!

"I love talking about nothing father. It's the only thing I know about"

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لا تحسبن خطيئة الماضي جثة أنت دافنها، فالموتى لا يعودون، لكن شبح الذنب يطاردك حتى الممات.

الزوج المثالي، هي من أطول مسرحيات أوسكار وايلد وأكثرها نضجا. بينما يتأهب السيد تشيلترن لقطف ثمار مسيرته السياسية، يتعرض لابتزاز شنيع من قبل سيدة لا تتواني عن ارتكاب الموبقات في سبيل طموحها. يغدو تشيلترن في موقف لا يحسد عليه: إما أن يخسر منصبه وزوجته ومكانته الاجتماعية، أو يخسر ماتبقى من شرفه وأمانته. كالعادة، يصوغ وايلد الموقف ببراعة، مع بعض التشويق والحوارات الأخلاقية.

إلى جانب العقدة الرئيسية، تزخر المسرحية بالنقد الإجتماعي الذي يندر أن تخلو منه أعمال وايلد. هناك حديث عن سلوك الطبقة اﻷرستقراطية، عن علاقة الأزواج ببعضهم مشفوعة بقدر لا بأس به من الطرافة. هنالك فكرة راق لي طرحها وهي كيف أننا نعذب ونقيد من نحبهم بوضعنا لهم فوق مستوى التوقعات، أي بإيماننا بكمالهم وخلوهم من المثالب. وأعجبتني النهاية الواقعية، غير المثالية، للمشكلة الرئيسية.

إنها مسرحية ناضجة، ناقدة، تحمل بصمة أوسكار وايلد الفذة.

I liked "An Ideal Husband" the best of Oscar Wilde's Society Comedies. He managed to continue his skewering of London society, and of the rich and aristocratic. What shines here, though, is that the characters are beautifully drawn, and the dialogue is funny, but without losing its purpose.

I like how the characters with the most pristine character--Lord Robert and Lady Gertrude--are the ones who find themselves most embroiled in scandal, while the most vapid bon vivant (Lord Goring) ends up showing the greatest depth.

All in all, this was a joy to read.

Fluent in epigrammatic language and imbued with witticism, An Ideal Husband is the third of Wilde's society comedies; an exceptional piece which combines melodrama, humor, scandal, and satire.

Like The Picture of Dorian Gray, the play is concerned with the secret life of a man whose reputation is spotless. To his wife, friends, and acquaintances, Robert Chiltren is an ideal husband, a promising politician, and a generous friend. But just like Dorian Gray, his private and secret life bears a blemish of which he is overprotective and jealous. Thus, when Mrs. Cheveley had arrived at his doorstep to dine at his own table with nothing but threats on her lips, Mr. Chiltren spared no opportunity to hide the scandal of the cabinet secret which he had sold few years previously, striving thus to maintain his social persona as an ideal husband and a paragon of goodness.

In this capacity, the play supplies an interesting study of the clash between shadow and persona, and traces the boundaries between a healthy balance of the two, and a lopsided plunge towards one at the expense of the other.
In addition to such existential and psychological interests, the paly dwells as well on a set of controversial ideas and ideals of late-Victorian England. Lord Goring, for one, is a representative of the dandy's lifestyle which Wide himself had adopted at the time. The difference of opinion between Lord Goring and his father Lord Caversham in regard to idleness and luxury represents the gradual changes which modernity was inflicting on the old Victorian regime, for the latter was no longer capable of regulating the lives of the younger generation.