An Ideal Husband, by Oscar Wilde

This article is about the play. For the 1947 film, see An Ideal Husband (1947 film). For the 1999 film, see An Ideal Husband (1999 film).
Lord Goring confronts Mrs. Cheveley about a stolen bracelet. From a 1901 collected edition of Wildes workAn Ideal Husband is an 1895 comedic stage play by Oscar Wilde which revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honour. The action is set in London, in "the present", and takes place over the course of twenty four hours. "Sooner or later," Wilde notes, "we shall all have to pay for what we do." But he adds that, "No one should be entirely judged by their past."