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Hester's Critique of English Society

from A Woman of No Importance

Written by Oscar Wilde

Hester Worsley, a young American visitor, delivers a scathing critique of the hypocrisy and moral decay she perceives in the English upper class. She challenges the guests at Lady Hunstanton's party to recognize their spiritual emptiness and their mistreatment of the poor.

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HESTER: We are trying to build up life, Lady Hunstanton, on a better, truer, purer basis than life rests on here. This sounds strange to you all, no doubt. How could it sound other than strange? You rich people in England, you don’t know how you are living. How could you know? You shut out from your

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CharactersHester Worsley
Duration1-2 minutes
Age Rangeteens
Genderfemale
Genredrama
PeriodClassical
Formatmonologue
SourceA Woman of No Importance
Tonecritical, indignant, moralistic, naive
AccentAmerican
Suitable Fordrama school audition, agent showcase, competition, general practice
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