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Lady Windermere's Fan Study Guide

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by Oscar Wilde
About 54 pages (16,130 words)
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Characters

Agatha

Agatha is the daughter of the Duchess of Berwick. She is passive and only interested in getting married.

Lady Carlisle

See Agatha

Caroline

See Lady Jedburgh

Mrs. Cowper-Cowper

Mrs. Cowper-Cowper is one of the society ladies who attends Lady Windermere's ball.

Lord Darlington

Lord Darlington is in love with Lady Winder-mere, and hints of her husband's apparent infidelity in order to gain her affection. When she does not return his love, he leaves town.

Duchess of Berwick

A manipulative woman, the Duchess of Berwick thrives on the pettiness of high society. She is the one who initiates the series of misunderstandings between Mrs. Erlynne and Lady Windermere by gossiping about Mrs. Erlynne and Lord Windermere.

At the same time, she masterfully orchestrates the marriage of her daughter to Mr......

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