“ A woman who has sinned should be punished, shouldn’t she? ”
Oscar Wilde, A Woman of No Importance (1893). copy citation
| Author | Oscar Wilde |
|---|---|
| Source | A Woman of No Importance |
| Topic | sin women |
| Date | 1893 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://www.gutenberg.org/files/854/854-h/854-h.htm |
Context
“There are things that are right to say, but that may be said at the wrong time and to the wrong people.
Mrs. Arbuthnot. I heard what you said. I agree with it, Miss Worsley.
Hester. I didn’t know you had heard it. But I knew you would agree with me. A woman who has sinned should be punished, shouldn’t she?
Mrs. Arbuthnot. Yes.
Hester. She shouldn’t be allowed to come into the society of good men and women?
Mrs. Arbuthnot. She should not.
Hester. And the man should be punished in the same way?
Mrs. Arbuthnot.”
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