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Lady Windermere suspects her husband may be having an affair, based on the gossip of neighbours and her discovery that he has been paying large sums to a Mrs Erlynne. Having had enough, she finally leaves him in anger after he invites Mrs Erlynne to her birthday ball. Mrs Erlynne follows her to the house of the man who propositioned her, Lord Darlington, who is absent. The two women have a heart-to-heart, and all is not as it seems. Suddenly, a group of men, including Lord Windermere, arrive, forcing the two women to hide. Unfortunately, Lady Windermere has left her fan on the table for her husband to find...

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Lady Windermere suspects her husband may be having an affair, based on the gossip of neighbours and her discovery that he has been paying large sums to a Mrs Mrs. Erlynne. Having had enough, she finally leaves him in anger after he invites Mrs Mrs. Erlynne to her birthday ball. Mrs Mrs. Erlynne follows her to the house of the man who propositioned her, Lord Darlington, who is absent. The two women have a heart-to-heart, and all is not as it seems. Suddenly, a group of men, including Lord Windermere, arrive, forcing the two women to hide. Unfortunately, Lady Windermere has left her fan on the table for her husband to find...

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!!''Lady Windermeres Fan'' contains examples of the following tropes:

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!!''Lady Windermeres Windermere's Fan'' contains examples of the following tropes:

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* RedemptionEqualsAffliction: After having [[spoiler:blackmailed]] Lord Windermere, Mrs Erlynne exposed herself to [[spoiler:scandal]] in order to explain the presence of [[spoiler:Lady Windermere's fan and let her escape unseen.]]

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* RedemptionEqualsAffliction: After having [[spoiler:blackmailed]] Lord Windermere, Mrs Mrs. Erlynne exposed herself to [[spoiler:scandal]] in order to explain the presence of [[spoiler:Lady Windermere's fan and let her escape unseen.]]
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''Lady Windermere's Fan: A Play About a Good Woman'' is a 1892 comedy by Creator/OscarWilde. The play is a comedic satire. It has been made into numerous films, including a 1925 film that was directed by Creator/ErnstLubitsch and inducted into the UsefulNotes/NationalFilmRegistry, a 1949 film directed by Creator/OttoPreminger titled ''The Fan'', and a 2004 adaptation that was renamed "A Good Woman", {{set|tingUpdate}} it to 1930s Italy, and starring Creator/HelenHunt as Erlynne and Creator/ScarlettJohansson as Windermere.

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''Lady Windermere's Fan: A Play About a Good Woman'' is a 1892 comedy by Creator/OscarWilde. The play is a comedic satire. It has been made into numerous films, including [[Film/LadyWindermeresFan a 1925 film film]] that was directed by Creator/ErnstLubitsch and inducted into the UsefulNotes/NationalFilmRegistry, Creator/ErnstLubitsch, a 1949 film directed by Creator/OttoPreminger titled ''The Fan'', and a 2004 adaptation that was renamed "A ''A Good Woman", Woman'', {{set|tingUpdate}} it to 1930s Italy, and starring Creator/HelenHunt as Erlynne and Creator/ScarlettJohansson as Windermere.
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''Lady Windermere's Fan: A Play About a Good Woman'' is a 1892 comedy by Creator/OscarWilde. The play is a comedic satire. It has been made into numerous films, including a 1925 film that was directed by Creator/ErnstLubitsch and inducted into the UsefulNotes/NationalFilmRegistry, a 1949 film directed by Creator/OttoPreminger titled ''The Fan'', and a 2004 adaptation that was renamed "A Good Woman".

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''Lady Windermere's Fan: A Play About a Good Woman'' is a 1892 comedy by Creator/OscarWilde. The play is a comedic satire. It has been made into numerous films, including a 1925 film that was directed by Creator/ErnstLubitsch and inducted into the UsefulNotes/NationalFilmRegistry, a 1949 film directed by Creator/OttoPreminger titled ''The Fan'', and a 2004 adaptation that was renamed "A Good Woman".Woman", {{set|tingUpdate}} it to 1930s Italy, and starring Creator/HelenHunt as Erlynne and Creator/ScarlettJohansson as Windermere.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The following could describe either this play or ''Theatre/Othello'': the titular character [[spoiler:wrongly]] suspects their spouse of infidelity, which is made worse by the spouse pleading to them for favor on behalf of the suspected paramour - and the situation is made even more compromising by the sight of a recognizable personal token that was dropped in someone's private chambers.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The following could describe either this play or ''Theatre/Othello'': ''{{Theatre/Othello}}'': the titular character [[spoiler:wrongly]] suspects their spouse of infidelity, which is made worse by the spouse pleading to them for favor on behalf of the suspected paramour - and the situation is made even more compromising by the sight of a recognizable personal token that was dropped in someone's private chambers.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The following could describe either this play or ''Othello'': the titular character [[spoiler:wrongly]] suspects their spouse of infidelity, which is made worse by the spouse pleading to them for favor on behalf of the suspected paramour - and the situation is made even more compromising by the sight of a recognizable personal token that was dropped in someone's private chambers.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The following could describe either this play or ''Othello'': ''Theatre/Othello'': the titular character [[spoiler:wrongly]] suspects their spouse of infidelity, which is made worse by the spouse pleading to them for favor on behalf of the suspected paramour - and the situation is made even more compromising by the sight of a recognizable personal token that was dropped in someone's private chambers.
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* OneWordVocabulary: The only phrase Lady Agatha ever says is "Yes, Mamma".
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* WhiteAndGrayMorality: Despite evil being discussed numerous times, especially by Lord and Lady Windermere, there are no wicked characters in this play.

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* WhiteAndGrayMorality: WhiteAndGreyMorality: Despite evil being discussed numerous times, especially by Lord and Lady Windermere, there are no wicked characters in this play.
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* ZeroApprovalGambit: Mrs Erlynne pulls a spur-of-the-moment one in order to save [[spoiler:Lady Windermere's reputation and her marriage.]]

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* ZeroApprovalGambit: Mrs Erlynne pulls a spur-of-the-moment one in order to save [[spoiler:Lady Windermere's reputation and her marriage.]]]]
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* {{Blackmail}}: [[spoiler:Mrs Erlynne has been blackmailing Lord Darlington]].

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* {{Blackmail}}: [[spoiler:Mrs Erlynne has been blackmailing Lord Darlington]].Windermere]].



* ZeroApprovalGambit: Mrs Erlynne pulls a spur-of-the-moment one in order to save [[spoiler:Lady Windermere's reputation and her marriage.]]

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* ZeroApprovalGambit: Mrs Erlynne pulls a spur-of-the-moment one in order to save [[spoiler:Lady Windermere's reputation and her marriage.]] ]]

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