“ People’s mothers always bore me to death. All women become like their mothers. ”
Oscar Wilde, A Woman of No Importance (1893). copy citation
| Author | Oscar Wilde |
|---|---|
| Source | A Woman of No Importance |
| Topic | death women |
| Date | 1893 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://www.gutenberg.org/files/854/854-h/854-h.htm |
Context
“[Goes across room.]
Mrs. Arbuthnot. Not to-night, Gerald.
Gerald. Lord Illingworth, I want you so much to know my mother.
Lord Illingworth. With the greatest pleasure. [To Mrs. Allonby .] I’ll be back in a moment. People’s mothers always bore me to death. All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy.
Mrs. Allonby. No man does. That is his.
Lord Illingworth. What a delightful mood you are in to-night! [Turns round and goes across with Gerald to Mrs. Arbuthnot. When he sees her, he starts back in wonder.” source
Mrs. Arbuthnot. Not to-night, Gerald.
Gerald. Lord Illingworth, I want you so much to know my mother.
Lord Illingworth. With the greatest pleasure. [To Mrs. Allonby .] I’ll be back in a moment. People’s mothers always bore me to death. All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy.
Mrs. Allonby. No man does. That is his.
Lord Illingworth. What a delightful mood you are in to-night! [Turns round and goes across with Gerald to Mrs. Arbuthnot. When he sees her, he starts back in wonder.” source
