ACTIVITY 3 – An Ideal Husband
WHILST-VIEWING TASKS
1. Are the following statements TRUE (T) or FALSE (F)?
a. Sir Robert leaked a business secret to Lord Anheim.
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b. Lord Goring offers to help Lady Chiltern if she
encounters any difficulties.
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c. Lady Markby tells Lady Chiltern about her husband’s misdeeds.
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d. Lord Caversham believes his son should be immediately married.
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e. Sir Robert questions Lord Goring’s “word of honour”.
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f. Mrs Cheveley makes a deal with Lord Caversham in return for
Sir Robert’s letter?
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2. Sir Robert asks Lord Goring “Is it fair that some act of youthful folly should be
brought up against me now all these years later?”
a. Do you think that this is a legitimate question? Why/Why not? _______
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b. Knowing that Sir Robert was an adult (albeit a young one) when he made
his “youthful folly” – is your answer different.
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3. Lady Chiltern states “It has taught me that a person who is once guilty of a
dishonest and dishonourable action may be guilty of it a second time and should
be shunned.” What does this tell us about her view on morality? ____________
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4. Even in the 19th century, a gentlemen’s “word of honour” was everything. What
insight did we get into Sir Robert’s state of mind when he heard the noise in the
adjoining room, yet didn’t believe Lord Goring’s denial. ____________________
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5. Do you think it was foolish of Mrs Cheveley to make the deal with Lord Goring
since she didn’t know Sir Robert as well as his best friend did? Why/Why not?
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