An Ideal Husband

Synopsis

An Ideal Husband is written by Oscar Wilde, an Irish writer and the most popular London Playwright.  This play has been dramatized on the incidents occurs in a 24 hours duration, revolves around the corruption & blackmailing in politics.  This drama, probably conceived from the then prevailing situations of the author's life, he describes "an individual should not be judged only by his past and everyone will have to pay for what we do".
 
Sir Robert Chiltern, who occupies a powerful position in politics, has been married to Lady Chiltern, who believes to be fortunate enough to get “An Ideal Husband” with clean public life.  The couple arranged a social gathering, which is attended by Lord Goring, their family friend, and Mrs. Cheveley, school mate and enemy of Lady Chiltern.   Mrs. Cheveley blackmailing Sir Robert Chiltern, with a solid proof of letter, that he has made fortunes in the early years by leaking a secret government announcement to Baron Arnheim, who happened to be lover of Cheveley and not alive now.

Sir Robert Chiltern is succumbing to Mrs. Cheveley, and unable to confess to his wife, which may risk his marriage.  Lord Goring comes to rescue Chiltern‘s, knowing Mrs. Cheveley has stolen a valuable jewelry. In the preceding incidents, Robert who has plans of marrying his sister Mabel Chiltern with Lord Goring, misunderstands a relationship between Lord Goring and Mrs. Cheveley, breaksaway.  The drama ends up in a happy note of Robert confessing to his wife, denounces the government announcement and quits his active political career. Lord Goring and Mabel Chiltern are married and the family leads a happy life.

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