Abstract

Oscar Wilde is the representative writer of the aestheticism of England in l9th century. Lady Windermere's Fan, A Play about a Good Woman is a four act comedy by Oscar Wilde, first produced 22 February 1892 at the St James's Theatre in London. The play was first published in 1893. Like many of Wilde's comedies, it bitingly satirizes the morals of Victorian society; particularly marriage. The story concerns Lady Windermere who discovers that her husband may be having an affair with another woman. She confronts her husband but he instead invites the other woman, Mrs. Erlynne, to her birthday ball. Angered by her husband's unfaithfulness, Lady Windermere leaves her husband for another lover. After discovering what has transpired, Mrs. Erlynne follows Lady Windermere and attempts to persuade her to return to her husband and in the course of this, Mrs. Erlynne is discovered in a compromising position. She sacrifices herself and her reputation in order to save Lady Windermere's marriage as Mrs. Erlynne is Lady Windermere’s mother, who abandoned her family twenty years before the time the play is set.

The play mainly talks about the difference between slut and fair lady. Wilde thinks that it is difficult to distinct. Innocent women are not always good and sophisticated are not always bad. The mother and daughter are falling into a statement called moral ambiguity. This thesis will use ever researches and conversations in the play and irony to analyze women’s moral values. Based on the analysis, we can have a better understanding of the women’s images and moral values. Then we can have a general impression on the Victorian moral situation. The changes of the times bring moral changes. This thesis about the moral analysis also offers some basis to understand the current morality of society.

Key words: Lady Windermere’s Fan，The Late Victorian Era，The Women’s Moral Values

摘    要

王尔德是十九世纪英国唯美主义的代表人物。《温夫人的扇子》是奥斯卡•王尔德的一部四幕喜剧，1892年2月22日首演于伦敦的圣詹姆斯剧院。剧本出版于1893年。如同王尔德的许多喜剧一样，该剧讽刺维多利亚时期的道德，尤其是婚姻方面。这个故事说到温夫人发现她的丈夫可能与其他女人有染，但是他竟邀请那个女人，欧琳太太，参加她的生日舞会。温夫人对丈夫的不忠怒火中烧，准备离开丈夫与情人私奔。欧琳太太获悉这一秘密，尾随温夫人，试图说服她回到丈夫身边，在此过程中，欧琳太太在一个尴尬的情形中被发现，她牺牲自己的声誉，来挽救温夫人的婚姻。

《温夫人的扇子》所探讨的是淑女与荡妇之别，王尔德的答案是：难以区别。天真的女人不一定好，世故的女人也不一定坏。在《温夫人的扇子》里，母女两人都陷入了一种“道德暧昧之境”。该论文将综合文献信息和剧中的对话以及讽刺的手法对该剧中女性的道德观进行分析，加深对该剧中女性形象和道德观的理解。从而使我们对维多利亚末期的整个社会风尚有一个整体的了解。时代的变迁带来的道德的改变，该论文关于道德观的分析同样给我们对于当今社会的道德观的理解提供一定的依据。

关键词：温夫人的扇子， 维多利亚时代末期， 女性道德观