An ideal husband: A 1895 stage play by Oscar Wilde

An 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. Together with The Importance of Being Earnest it is often considered Wildes dramatic masterpiece. After Earnest it is his most popularly produced play.