"I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But to be out of it is simply a tragedy"
- Oscar Wilde
About this Quote
This quote is from Oscar Wilde's play "Lady Windermere's Fan," which explores the motifs of social class, principles, and also reputation in Victorian society. The character who says this line, Lord Darlington, is rich, captivating, as well as well-connected, but likewise negative and seasoned concerning the social elite he comes from. He recommends that society can be pleasurable at times, but inevitably, it can end up being boring as well as aggravating due to its constraints and expectations. Nonetheless, he additionally implies that being excluded from society, whether voluntarily or scenario, can result in sensations of seclusion, isolation, and also misery. Lord Darlington's mindset is reflective of Wilde's own sights on the frivolity and also hypocrisies of Victorian culture, along with the dangers of being an outsider in such a rigidly stratified globe.
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