Lady Windemere's fan - Lesson 3 (Act 2)

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 5

Who did we meet in act 1?

Let's play

character list:

Lord Windermere               Lady Windermere

Lord Darlington                  The Duchess of Berwick

Lord Augustus Lorton         Lady Agatha Carlisle

Mr. Dumby                          Lady Plymdale

Mr. Cecil Graham                Lady Stutfield

Mr. Hopper                          Lady Jedburgh

Parker, Butler                      Mrs. Cowper-Cowper

                                            Mrs. Erlynne

                                            Rosalie, Maid

The class is divided into two groups, both will act out act 2. (takes 20 minutes)

Then answer the following questions.

page 12

Dumby. Good evening, Lady Stutfield. I suppose this will be the last ball of the season?

Lady Stutfield. I suppose so, Mr. Dumby. It’s been a delightful season, hasn’t it?

Dumby. Quite delightful! Good evening, Duchess. I suppose this will be the last ball of the season?

Duchess of Berwick. I suppose so, Mr. Dumby. It has been a very dull season, hasn’t it?

Dumby. Dreadfully dull! Dreadfully dull!

Mr. Cowper-Cowper. Good evening, Mr. Dumby. I suppose this will be the last ball of the season?

Dumby. Oh, I think not. There’ll probably be two more. [Wanders back to Lady Plymdale.]

Do you think Mr Dumby likes Mr Cowper-Cowper much?

page 13

Hopper. But I should like to dance with Lady Agatha, Duchess.

Duchess of Berwick. Well, I hope she has a dance left. Have you a dance left, Agatha?

Lady Agatha. Yes, mamma.

Duchess of Berwick. The next one?

Lady Agatha. Yes, mamma.

Hopper. May I have the pleasure? [Lady Agatha bows.]

Duchess of Berwick. Mind you take great care of my little chatterbox, Mr. Hopper.

Duchess of Berwick: Mind you take great care of my little chatterbox, Mr. Hopper.
Why is this funny?

page 14: Wilde has his characters shine a light on married life. What do Cecil Graham, Lady Plymdale and Lady Windemere have to say about it?

page 15: How does Lady Windermere react to Mrs Erlyne? does that differ from the reaction Cecil Graham?

page 16: What does lady Plymdale learn from Mrs Erlynne? What does she think of her?

page 17: Do you think it was wise of Lady Windermere to confide in Lord Darlington?

page 18: Why does the Duchess of Berwick now approve of Mrs. Erlynne?

page 19: give two examples of paradoxes on this page

page 20: What becomes clear in the conversation between Lord Windermere and Mrs. Erlynne?

page 21: what becomes clear of Mrs. Erlynne here?

page 22: how will Mrs. Erlynne help Lady Windemere?

Good Character

Bad Character

I have a good understanding of the plot and the characters in Act 2 of the play.

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The character I identify with most is.....

What does language do in this act?