Sir Robert Chiltern

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Sir Robert Chiltern is a prominent, morally esteemed politician whose past corruption and potential exposure drive the central conflict in Oscar Wilde’s play "An Ideal Husband."

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Sir Robert Chiltern canonical 9

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instanceOf character in a play ⓘ
dramatic character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
adaptedIn film adaptations of An Ideal Husband ⓘ
admiredBy Lady Chiltern ⓘ
appearsIn An Ideal Husband ⓘ
associatedWith London high society ⓘ
Victorian politics ⓘ
authorCountryOfOrigin Ireland ⓘ
benefitsFrom insider trading on government information ⓘ
blackmailedBy Mrs. Cheveley ⓘ
linked to: Mrs Cheveley
centralConflictIn An Ideal Husband ⓘ
characterFlaw susceptible to moral compromise ⓘ
characterTrait ambitious ⓘ
intelligent ⓘ
pragmatic ⓘ
confidesIn Lord Goring ⓘ
createdBy Oscar Wilde ⓘ
dramaticFunction protagonist of An Ideal Husband ⓘ
firstAppearance An Ideal Husband (1895) ⓘ
linked to: An Ideal Husband
friend Lord Goring ⓘ
genreContext comedy of manners ⓘ
hasSibling Mabel Chiltern ⓘ
idealizedAs ideal husband ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literarySignificance embodies the tension between idealism and human fallibility ⓘ
medium theatre ⓘ
moralArc seeks redemption for youthful corruption ⓘ
moralReputation highly respected ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
notableAdaptation An Ideal Husband (1947 film) ⓘ
linked to: An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband (1999 film) ⓘ
linked to: An Ideal Husband
occupation Member of Parliament ⓘ
politician ⓘ
pastAction sold a Cabinet secret about the Suez Canal ⓘ
publicImage morally upright statesman ⓘ
secretKnownBy Mrs. Cheveley ⓘ
linked to: Mrs Cheveley
setting London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
socialStatus aristocrat ⓘ
spouse Lady Chiltern ⓘ
themeRelation forgiveness and redemption ⓘ
hypocrisy in Victorian society ⓘ
public versus private morality ⓘ
threatenedWith exposure of past corruption ⓘ
timePeriod late Victorian era ⓘ
linked to: Victorian era
title Sir ⓘ
workForm stage play ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

An Ideal Husband → character → Sir Robert Chiltern ⓘ
Lady Chiltern → spouse → Sir Robert Chiltern ⓘ
Lady Chiltern → hasRelative → Sir Robert Chiltern ⓘ
Lord Goring → friendOf → Sir Robert Chiltern ⓘ
Lord Goring → helpsCharacter → Sir Robert Chiltern ⓘ
Mrs Cheveley → threatens → Sir Robert Chiltern ⓘ
Mrs Cheveley → blackmails → Sir Robert Chiltern ⓘ
Mabel Chiltern → hasRelative → Sir Robert Chiltern ⓘ
Mabel Chiltern → siblingOf → Sir Robert Chiltern ⓘ