An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde: Characters
Književni liki: na prazno mesto napiši ime lika, na katerega se nanaša opis. / Characters: write the character’s name to finish each sentence.
1.
a) ……….………………………………… is described as first well-dressed philosopher in the history of thought.
b) ……..………………………………….. puts the lights out at the end of Act I.
c) Lord Goring says that …………………………………………. has ‘a habit of always turning up at the wrong moment’.
d) When she first appears in Act I, ……………………………………..…. looks like a heliotrope.
e) …………………………………………. has taught Sir Robert that power was the only thing worth having.
f) When she was at school, ………………………………………….. behaved very well.
g) ……………………………………….….. brings a pink envelope to Lord Goring.
h) …………………………………………… thinks that it is not fair that he is being punished so greatly just because he had made one mistake when he was young.
i) ……………………………………………. and ………………………………………… have both proposed to Mabel Chiltern.
2.
a)……….………………………………… seemed to live only for fun, but could be serious when his friends needed help.
b)……..……………………………………… took Mrs Cheveley to the Chilterns’ party.
c) ……………………………………………… wanted to be a real wife to her future husband.
d) ……………………………………..…… thought that it was honorable for a man to be married.
e) ……………………………………………..… showed Mrs Cheveley into Lord Goring’s sitting room.
f) ……………………………………………….… was afraid of losing his wife’s love.
g) ……………………………………….……………… proposed to Mabel many times.
h) …………………………………………… paid Sir Robert for a secret when he was a young politician?
i) ………………………………………………..… thought she could help her husband by forgiving him.
j) ………………………………………….read the letter that was meant to be addressed to Lord Goring.
3.
a) ……….………………………………… has invested a lot in the Argentine Canal scheme.
b) ……..………………………………….. and Mrs Marchmont complain that they have married perfect – and boring – husbands.
c) …………………………………………. doesn’t believe that Mrs Cheveley has changed since they were in school together.
d) ……………………………………..…. used to be married to Mrs Cheveley.
e) …………………………………………. writes a letter to Vienna Embassy to inquire about someone.
f) ………………………………………….. is a member of Woman’s Liberal Association.
g) ……………………………………….….. cares about his button hole a bit too much.
h) …………………………………………… doesn’t like his son’s lifestyle.
i) ……………………………………………. lets in Mrs Cheveley, mistakingly thinking that he was the guest Lord Goring had been expecting.