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The Character Analysis of Robert Chiltern in Oscar Wild
The Character Analysis of Robert Chiltern in Oscar Wild
HUSBAND
By
Name : Rantika
TECHNOCRAT
TANGERANG
2017
A Sarjana Sastra Thesis on
HUSBAND
by
Rantika
Approved by:
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A Sarjana Sastra Thesis on
THE CHARACTER ANALYSIS OF ROBERT
HUSBAND
by
Rantika
Defended before the board of examiners on June 3rd, 2017 and declared
acceptable.
Board of Examiners Signature
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STATEMENT OF AUTHENTICITY
found that entire or part of this thesis is not my own masterpiece, I accept to be
imposed sanction based on the Law No. 20 year 2003 chapter VI verse 25 of the
Rantika
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Firstly, I would say thank you to Allah SWT to give me health at this
time. For my beloved mother, I can’t say anything but thank you always give me
support in any condition and believe me that I can complete this thesis with my
own ability. She always give me strength when I feels so tired and remember me
I also would to say thank you For Radik Darmawan, SS.,M.Pd and Agus
Udong Rapiudin, S.S.,M.M for guidance and also direction in doing my last
For all the lecturers in Stba Technocrat, I really thank you for the lesson,
describe that I really thank you to all of people that always support me. I realize
that this thesis is far from being perfectI admit that to achieve something in the
future, I must study hard, believe on our selves that we have ability and also pray
Rantika
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................... iv
CHAPTER I ....................................................................................... 1
CHAPTER II ......................................................................................
B. Drama ...........................................................................................
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C. Method of Study ...........................................................................
CHAPTER IV ....................................................................................
CHAPTER V......................................................................................
A. Conclusion ....................................................................................
B. Suggestion .....................................................................................
BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................
APPENDIX .......................................................................................
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study and analysis is to understand the character and
the personal development of personality in the main character of Robert Chiltern
in Oscar Wilde's An ideal husband. To get results related to the analysis of human
personality development contained in the main characters in the drama, the author
attempts to formulate these issues into two questions. The first question is How is
the character of Sir. Robert Chiltern? (1) How is the development of personality
of Sir. Robert Chiltern? (2).
In the last, the writer finds that the character of Robert Chiltern is a
protagonist because he is an ambitious, loyal, responsible and also ideal husband.
The stage of personal development begins when the secrets of his past are known
to others, his wife thinks he is the ideal person and that makes him burdened. The
secrets of the past that made him choose between honesty or maintaining an ideal
figure for his wife made him to decide what made him a more mature figure in the
developmental stage of personality. Her secret past in knowing his wife and
making him very disappointed but ultimately his wife accepts him with his past
and all the deficiencies in Robert. In the end Robert got through the stage of
intimacy in personal development because he turned into a better figure and
managed to build a happy marriage relationship, honest and also accept each
other.
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ABSTRAK
Tujuan dari penelitian dan analisa ini adalah untuk memahami karakter dan
perkembangan kepribadiaan seorang manusia yang terdapat dalam karakter utama yaitu
Robert Chiltern dalam drama An ideal husband karya Oscar Wilde. Untuk mendapatkan
hasil berkaitan dengan analisa perkembangan kepribadiian manusia yang terdapat dalam
karakter utama dalam drama, penulis mencoba merumuskan masalah-masalah ini
kedalam dua pertanyaan. Pertanyaan pertama adalah Bagaimana karakter Tuan Robert
Chiltern? (1) Bagaimana perkembangan kepribadian dari Tuan Robert Chiltern ?(2).
Pada akhirnya, penulis menemukan bahwa karakter dari Robert Chiltern adalah
protagonist karena dia adalah seorang yang ambisius, setia, bertanggung jawab dan juga
suami yang ideal. tahap perkembangan kepribadiaan dimulai ketika rahasia masa lalunya
telah diketahui orang lain, istrinya menganggap dia adalah sosok yang ideal dan hal itu
yang membuat dia menjadi terbebani. rahasia masa lalu yang membuat dia harus memilih
antara kejujuran atau mempertahankan sosok yang ideal bagi istrinya membuat dia harus
menentukan keputusan yang menjadikan dia sosok yang lebih dewasa dalam tahap
perkembangan kepribadian. Rahasia masa lalu nya di ketahui istrinya dan membuat dia
sangat kecewa tapi akhinya istrinya menerima dia dengan masa lalu nya dan semua
kekurangan dalam diri Robert. Pada akhirnya Robert berhasil melewati tahap intimacy
dalam perkembangan kepribadiaan karena dia berubah menjadi sosok yang lebih baik dan
berhasil membangun hubungan pernikahan yang bahagia, jujur dan juga saling
menerima.
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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
1. Background of Study
something in the mind. There are many languages in the world. Indonesian is the
Literature is part of art and literature used language as a media, to make the
text more beautifully with the words. The authors express their feelings with a
language that use when he writes his work. We can learn anything in literature
such as find information about portrait of life the author. Literature not only about
writing but also use sound such as reading poetry. Sometimes the readers are
falling in love for the first time with literature when they looked the title of a work
of literature or because the words that touch the heart or figurative language that
are use in literature. Language is one of way to make everyone more interested
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There are many types of literature should will be familiar such as novels,
drama, poetry, fiction. Generally in writing a novel based on story of live the
authors and published in a book. Drama is also the story of live the authors. It is
more interesting because we can know any event in the story directly. Poetry are
also one of kinds in literature, poetry are expression the authors when he was
sentence and has figure of speech in every sentences. When I was child, my
mother always tell story before sleep about king and queen, ghost or about the
adventure and make we imagine something about the story. That is a form of
fiction. Literature has many types that preferred by everyone start from child until
characteristic is art. Art is not only about singing or painting but also show on the
stage such as drama. When we watch TV or a show on the stage, there are many
stories which they play and it is also an art. Art is part of human life. Everyone
need something to refresh his mind. And one of way is watch the performance
drama.
the author in a dialogue and be played by the actors. Drama describes about the
life, start from character, conflict and human behavior on stage. The art drama
usually is called theater. There are many types of drama such as tragedy, comedy,
every performance drama, we can also learn the values of each story. Is not easy
different expression on the face, totality in the role. Drama will be successful, if
the actors can make an audience understand what the content of the story and
message in the story. Drama is an inspiration and motivation for all of the
The author wrote a work not only as a hobby or riches. In fact there are
many readers who became secret admirer the authors because of his work, his
face, or story of his life. The authors has many purposes when he writes his work
and one of which is there are many command who written the author as his dream
person, animal or plant represented in a literary work. Every story must have to a
main character. There are many ways to group main character, antagonist and
protagonist is both making the story more interesting, because conflicts in various
Characters created by the author and the person who played the character
in the script. They also should inspire the character to make it look as a reality.
They must also cooperate with other actors to create chemistry and it so difficult
honest, and as a hero in a movie. There are many people who became fans from
the actors who play as figure of protagonist. There is an inspiration and purpose
which are giving suggest positive in their mind. It is the simple way to change the
viewers become more positive person in every situation in the real life. The
viewers will be easy to interpret, if the actors successfuly played in their character.
The people believe that the most popular author in classic is William
Shakespeare and many people believe that William Shakespeare is the best writer
all of time.
more interested about other the authors who also has the same achievement with
Shakespeare that is Oscar Wilde. Perhaps there are some people who are still
unfamiliar with his name, but he is also the author of many works that has become
legend. Even until now his work is still much in demand readers and an
humorist. He is one of the most successful playwrights at the end of Victorian era
in London. He is an artist who likes the aesthetic value. He had a bad past but he
can prove that he can create many works that still remember by the reader until
his works has the themed of humor, social criticism, and some works who he
wrote is experience of his own life. Many controversies that occurred during his
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career, such as the case of homosexuals makes him secure a punishment for 2
years in jail. But it all did not make his career ended. Instead he is more trying to
become famous by creating many works. There are many titles of his work such
Windermere's Fan and an ideal husband. Regardless of past lives the author, his
work is the thing that makes him successful. Because successful get from
accomplishment.
Ideal Husband. It is themed comedy drama about politics in society and personal
life of a person. How to be the perfect husband was actually, to be successful not
only because of the position and property but also a reason to be successful and
Everyone has different goals and dreams in life. One of the things that
from his behavior. The nature and personality does not come since birth, there are
personality.
he trough stage when we must choose between honest or reputation. Sir Robert a
politician in the field of politics which are very famous and has everything. And
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his wife thinking that he is a perfect man. But his success because of illegal
business in his past and that’s all still to be secret until now. There is someone
who knows about his secrets and will be declared if Sir Robert won’t to cooperate
with her. Actually, Sir Robert is a good man, but every people have a weakness.
There is a stage of personality in himself that is honesty or lie for love and
career. The stage of personality occurred when the conflict was appear within
himself, he wanted to tell all the truth but he did not want his wife to leave him, if
she knew all of the secrets. Honesty is one of stage to form a personality. If he
admitted all of his mistakes, so this stage was successful. Personality in him self
affects to the next life. Personality determines the patterns of thinking and action,
because it relates to the past of someone, his attitude, the nature, purposed of life
B. Problem Formulation
In this thesis, the writer choose this title An ideal husband for analyzing
C. Objective of Study
The writer attempts to analyze how the character’s Sir Robert is the play and
D. Benefit of Study
3. More able to appreciate about honesty and accepting all of the weakness
of partner live
E. Definition of Term
expression, with the restriction that not every written document can be
action performances have full code and symbols that keep a story from
beginning until the end. Stories like this become an interesting drama.
called as a hero because he always does ideal role and follows the rules
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THEORY OVERVIEW
specific, the writer uses the theories that are presented by some scientists.
2.1 Literature
Literature is already very well known in all of the countries in the world,
first step to start one's career. There are many people who start his carrier based
on hobby who they likes, like the person who hobby writing and finally become
the author. There are many authors who express his feeling through a word which
are combination into a sentence become an article and published into a book as
Every book or document published not all is part of literature, there are
several examples work of literature in forms a book or the article that is poem,
novel or drama. It is all a literary work who write by the authors based on his
experience or from the life experience of other people who written in a story
become to a novel or drama. There is also poem, poem written based on his
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feelings when he was feeling something like happy, sad, or anything who his feel.
Art is part of literature especially words that use in literary work using
different language. In literature, the author wrote his work with unique language.
Figurative languages that often found in every work such as stanza in poem,
author, his work that still exist until now, and language that used in work of
literature. Special language in literature it means that the author use the language
medium. Language is the best way to express our feeling without speaking to
others, only writing was feeling at this time. For literary work, the authors
attempt to express his feeling through a word and combine into a sentence. The
scientific language so that the writing in these works more meaningful. Language
has aesthetic value that make a literary work more interested from other literature
There are many languages that are used a literary work not only scientific
language but also language which has aesthetic value. The authors used a word
that is rarely used or use figurative language to more increase a value in a literary
work. Like the author who make a title in his book with unique sentence that
make the readers become interesting the first time, when look in this book.
2.2 Drama
entertainment is one way to clear the mind. Create a new spirit for tomorrow.
There are many choices for refresh our mind with simple way such as holiday,
there are many people who are responsible for performing drama.
Drama is a performing art that combines all elements, like the authors who
make the script of drama, or worker who organize all of necessary for performing
drama or the people as a player in drama. In addition, there are many tools as
properties on the stage that make a performing drama more look as reality in a
story on the stage. All elements in show is very important to support the
find inspiration in writing a script drama based on his experience or life story
from others. Not only it, all the thing that related with his environment. The
historical of culture or history a state also can make a story of perform drama. The
purposes of performing drama are not only to entertainment but also give a
The story of the drama featuring many instances, the audience usually will
be easily bored when watching a drama whose story is very monotonous, drama
should has conflicts. Conflicts are makes the performing drama is more
interesting. In story, conflict arrived when the main character has a problem with
his life or other player. A main character must have chemistry with partner to
create the situation look as reality. A sad situation in the story will build emotions
of the audience who watch the show and make the audience understand the story
The most people in the world had been familiar with drama and the
literature. Drama has many different types and classification. Every area within
a country has a different type of drama with other areas and has a characteristic
Comedy and tragedy are two types of drama that are very popular and
many performed in every show. It is not difficult to guess the type of drama in
staged, because they are usually the staging made very similar to the story to
make a lot of people directly identify the kind of drama. Because they are
usually wear costumes or backgrounds as the view of the origin of the story.
1. Tragedy
Tragedy is a very touching story and a lot of the audience liked the story,
one factor that supports the success of a drama is a story that will be displayed in
the show. Many in the audience were carried away with emotion while watching
sad stories. Tragedy is one more type of drama with the theme of grief and
struggle in life's challenges. In tragedy stories are usually taken from a true
story.
It is not only must memorize all the dialogue but also required the
appreciation are very aware of when she played a character in the drama. In
order for the actor look more natural role as a true story and the audience will be
2. Comedy Drama
The drama tells the story not only sad but also there is one kinds drama
that makes everyone when watched the show be very entertained and start
Expression has owned by the actors who playing in the show of comedy
drama. The script made by any author as a real life story, but in fact is only opus.
life. Because the story very unique and make all the audience laughing when
Intrinsic elements are the elements that build literary work itself. The
each has its own section as a theme, the theme is the main idea in the story. There
is also the plot, the plot is a storyline or series of events that occur in a story and
2.3.1 Character
Characters in a person can be in the know from the How to think, behave in a
their family.
In a show of drama, characters are drawn from life and created by the
playwright as a actor in story. There are many messages that convey as moral
value by the actors, through an attitude and the nature in character based on
script who his play on the stage in perform drama to the audience.
1. Types of character
character always related with the attitude and nature. There are many
people who look the person when they meet with the first time and directly
know his character. In drama, there are many kinds of character in drama
and had been familiar with all of the types of character, one of the types in
character is protagonist and there is also the opposite with protagonist that
is antagonist.
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are many different attitude and nature. They are always become enemy in
the story.
1.1 protagonist
natured, has a high sense of social awareness, responsible, honest and like
his life, the protagonist is the main character that is much used as an
example of a figure in daily life. There are many actors that play a
Protagonist character that became the idols by their fans because the
protagonist character’s can give positive value in any of his works on the
Play.
person who always do is to something goodness during his life time until
he passed away. In a story, the author created a character that always has a
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good nature as opposed to character that has bad nature. The protagonist
The actors who play protagonist characters must look likes good
1.2 Antagonist
quality in nature there are some people who has good nature and also bad
drama, there is a role character that was plays by the actors who have bad
in role performed drama. The actors need chemistry and face mimic to be
factors which support the creation of literary works by the author. Factors that
influence the making of literary works such as the state of the psychology of the
author, past experience, or imagination that makes a literary work was different
from the others. Extrinsic elements are also an important part of analyzing a
Every literary work has an important role in the life the author, and the
factors that support makes the literary work has artistic value is more useful for
2.4.1 Psychology
shapeless. The reason someone does something and act that is an order of the
human subconscious.
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being who is born does not yet their own identity. Identity in human beings on
several stages and each stage makes peoples become more developed and also
thinking. There are many experiences that will be passed in each stages of the
development of the human personality and it makes more can think to take a
Personality in their self makes they different with other people, we can
look it from the attitude or nature. Personality development makes the person
1. Infancy (trust-mistrust)
born in the world, when babies aged 0-18 months. The baby is very
who always beside her to keep her and makes baby feel comfortable.
Trust obtained because parents can provide protect to the child so that the
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child begins to feel secure, but if parents cannot provide the protection
child aged 18 months to 3 years. At this stages the child begin to build
confidence in self, parents are also a big influence during its development,
in children's self confidence will grow and have a sense of self in him. But
if this does not work stage of development the child will begin to have
confidence in him and makes him an easy to give up, have a sense of
Preschooler (play age ) 3 to 5 years . This stage also still need the
supervision of a parent, the child is still learning how to do new things, but
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at this stage the child is more cautious in acting, good or bad, and also the
parents must be teach about something right and wrong as daily routine in
home for example pray before eat. This stage will be successful if their
outside the home that school and learn a new thing that no school as
discipline against time and another new things. The new experience will
make the children learn more and also choose good or bad thing in his act.
This stage will last for 6-12 years old children and can make
children more familiar with the outside world, child will be success at this
stage if they will make the child more confident in his ability but when the
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child fails to do something, or like a failure in the race of the child will
feel pessimist.
confidence and also learn the nature and attitudes that will build its own
identity.
seek new experiences to make identity in itself, failure in this stage will
experience when he has not believed in himself and does not believe in his
ability.
intimacy based on mutual caring. For most, this stage involves marriage
adulthood. Where someone will start looking for a life partner based on
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better person for his future, to appreciate what is the meaning of a true
relationship and more mature in dealing with problems. They have the
intimacy when he find a true love in life that make him more better from
past, on the other hand there are people who feel isolated because they are
a result they will turn away and close themselves from the association
past. Those who do not build intimate relationships feel isolated and
lonely.
7. Adulthood
This is the stage where every human being would be more focus
on the family and career, if at an earlier stage of human can get past that
stage then he will be easy to balance with this stage. The family is an
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important part in her destiny. The spirit of the human family makes this
At this stage the person’s establish our careers, settle down within
a relationship, begin our own families and develop a sense of being a part
of the bigger picture. For the mature adult, this motivation is not merely an
8. Old age
age. Certainly, every people in the world will be grow old. Old age is time
to refresh our mind from everything that making life become complicated.
On this age, the people must be enjoy, spent more time to gather with
family. Old age 55 to 65 until passed away. Old age can be time of joy,
despair.
This stage is the stage of old age (old age). This is a difficult stage
sense of acceptance of life as it was lived and the importance of the people
and accept the meaning of temporary life. Or complains about regrets, not
affected on the attitude of the past which are connected to one or the other
The parents learn anything about life to make we have an own identity.
God create every human with perfect form but as time goes everything has
changed, the baby grow into adult. Of course, the nature and attitude also
change, the human physic also follow the growth of age and it all that
with each other, the people has a different nature and attitude. Physical
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quality relate only to the brain such as intelligence in human beings while
the beautiful relate to the inner beauty that cannot be seen shape.
Personality is identity from a human and all of the people can change a
personality in his self, if we keep learning, receive any mistakes and make
METHOD OF STUDY
In this chapter, the writer explains some terms those terms are the object of
study, the approach that is used to analyze data. The research method of the study
contains: type of the research, object of the research, type of the data and data
The object of the research in this study is character used in Oscar Fingal
O'Flahertie Wills Wilde’s drama. Oscar Wilde is an author, playwright and poet
Oscar Wilde was a popular literary figure in late Victorian England. One of his
works that Wilde’s became the famous playwright in 1895 with the publication of
the play “An ideal husband” It is considered a great English literary work and one
of the best of Wilde’s career. An ideal husband has a 4 act, the first act contain 6
scene, the second act contain 3 scene, the third act has 3 scene and the last act that
Oscar Wilde, the themed of play about honours and social corruption. The story
begins a man who named Sir Robert Chiltern. He is politician in his country and
has wife who always assume that her husband is a perfect husband.
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to answer the questions in problem formulation point (1) and (2) because character
is one of the members of intrinsic elements of literary work. William James says
that “Psychology is the Science of Mental Life, both of its phenomena and of their
conditions. The phenomena are such things as we call feelings, desires, cognitions,
reasoning, decisions, and the like; and, superficially considered, their variety and
describe the development personality in human self found in the play. The writer,
due to the problem and objective of the study, the writer used a library research
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D. Steps of study
In collecting the data the writer does dome steps, firstly, the writer
(http://keynes.scuole.bo.it/~amaducci/PS%20An%20Ideal%20Husband%20GB.pd
The data researches in form go paragraph and dialogue from the play. They
have been collected based on the purposed of research. There are some steps,
which are used to collect the data of this research. They are follows:
Oscar Wilde
2. Selecting the materials or sources are with the problem and purpose of
research.
ANALYSIS
In this chapter, the writer attempts to analyze how is the character of Sir
Robert Chiltern and how is the develop personality on himself, based on An ideal
Physical is one of the traits which different one person with the others.
Every actor has many fans and become idol because he has a perfect physical
in himself. The most of people like someone who has the face that handsome or
beautiful. For the writer a person who has goodness in himself better than a
person who only has perfect face. An ideal husband plays one of the characters
In play, Sir Robert Chiltern is a man who has dark haired, he also has
dark colored eyed. He aged forty but he still look younger. From the explaining
above we know that sir Robert Chiltern is someone who has perfect face and
also he is handsome man. There are many people who interested with him
attitude and the people also respect to him and really appreciate to him.
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There are many people who has the relationship with his partner, love is not
only about relationship but also how is the person keep their relationship. In
relationship, faithful is the way to proof that we love each other and keep
relationship. Not only we often says I love you to beloved but also we can
proof that we are the faithful person through the action and an attitude to his
partner. In An ideal husband plays, Sir Robert has a relationship goals with
someone whom is really loved who named Lady Gertrude Chiltern. She is
Robert Chiltern is a person who faithful, we can look it from his nature.
He always became admired by his wife and speaking very deeply with her. He
writing letter for his wife. Sir Robert Chiltern and Lady Chiltern decided to
marry and life together by loving and supporting each other. Marriage is a
the couple and also with the couple sir Robert Chiltern and his wife.
The nature of the person becomes one of the reasons to success in his
future. Everyone has his own way of getting goals in his life and making him a
successful person. The right way will bring true succeed, but the wrong way
can determine success that can also affect in the future. If the persons want to
achieve his dream with hard worker and pray to God. Desire to be success
persons and has a lot of money are the dreams of every people.
Sir Robert Chiltern is someone who started his career from the
man and successful person. He is doing everything to achieve his dream. Desire
in himself makes him has ambition as on sentences.” To succeed one must have
Based on the above three point, we can know that Sir Robert Chiltern is
man.
There are many occupations that choice by the persons in his life. The
background of education. The person’s who has responsibilities and also focus
concern his occupations, not only for money but also appreciate and do the best
for his occupations. Hero not only about saving the person from something but
also someone who always responsible to his occupation as Sir Robert Chiltern
solve all of the cases in his country. One of the cases is the case of the
Sir Robert “We have all the information about it at the Foreign
Office. In fact, I sent out a special Commission to inquire into the
matter privately, and they report that the works are hardly begun,
and as for the money” (act 1 pg 19)
One of his duties was to find out about the case of Argentina canal
company. There are something wrong in this project about the scandals
financial. Sir Robert attempted to find out the causes. Sir Robert has found that
there are many scandals in his project. “I sent out a special Commission to
inquire into the matter privately” it means that Sir Robert attempt to solve the
this project. And as the result they found that there are many peoples who
found evidence and will going to make the report to the commissioner at
tomorrow night.
The wealth getting from the efforts, the peoples attempt to get
everything with the various ways. There are the people who attempt victims the
others for his necessary. In the party, Sir Robert meet with Mrs Cheveley, she
is one of guests in the party. She tried to invite Sir Robert to cooperate with
her. She said that Sir Robert must give support to her in Argentina canal
project, because she is one of the investors in the project. She asked Sir Robert
to cancel the report about this project. If Sir Robert disagree, she threaten to tell
wrong act and breaking principle. He still refused to cooperate but Mrs
Cheveley keeps threatening. Sir Robert asks to give a week to decide the
decision. He feels so worried and his wife know about the problem. His wife
asks Sir Robert to cancel the cooperated. Because the agreement is bad act, she
attempt to remember flashback to the past, she convince that his husband is a
person who responsibility and honest. Sir Robert realize that he can sell this
principal for something, Finally he decides to write the letter to Mrs Cheveley
that he refuses to support Mrs Cheveley in schema Canal project to save his
The woman in the world has the same right with the man. Same right it
means that can get a high education, attempt to aspiration and occupation with
his ability and etc. Sir Robert is one of the people who contributed in the
rights. She wants women to have the same rights as men, the right to get the
rights injustice.
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Robert, your name was received with loud applause, We have important
work to do than look at each other's, useful, delightful things, Factory
Acts, Female Inspectors, the Eight Hours' Bill, the Parliamentary
Franchise. Robert is a great champion of the Higher Education of
Women (act 1 pg 37)
On that women era are considered dont equal to men. Lower female
education makes men superior in every way. As in this drama, men’s are free to
speak any languages like the official language while in politics. And women
can only listen without being able to comment. “Robert, your name was
received with loud applause” in the woman association, Sir Robert get many
appreciate and respect from the member because his contributions, it means
that Sir Robert success become a figure who inspiration every women in here.
Sir Robert is the real hero, because he fights for women’s right because he
become figure who inspiration every women. He believed that the women also
parliamentary, he saves the country from scandal project because he does not
support the canal project and he is one of the association of women rights
advocates. Based on the above three points, Sir Robert Chiltern is a hero.
Romantic is not just about giving a gift to someone we love but also in
another way by loving him sincerely. If you love somebody more than anything
and attempt to do something to his beloved for make him always happy beside
you in any situation. Love not only about how is you say i love you every day
but also with your action. Action can proof that how much you loved him,
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Romantic is one way to proof that you loved him with the actions. Lady
admired his wife and will do everything for his wife. He always speaks very
Sir Roberts love for his wife is very sincere, romantic is not only about
things but also a sincere sense of affection. Like Sir Robert Chiltern love to his
wife “How beautiful you look to-night.” This sentence can proof that he always
speaking deeply with his wife and always admire. He is very afraid if his wife
will leave him someday for Sir Robert his wife is more than anything in the
world.
Every people has weakness in his life. No one person’s who perfect in
the world. There are many people that consider must have partner in live that
perfect. Perfect not only about ideal but also how we love his partner with
sincerity and achieve all of weakness himself. Sir Robert has the secret in the
past and he admitted that he was doing mistakes. He tells the secret to his wife
and his friend and he starts to improve his life. After all the problems come in
their lives, Sir Robert starts to a better person. He tried to live his life right with
his wife. Lady children consider her the ideal husband in the world.
Being a hero is not just about defending the truth in society, but also how
he can admit every mistake and also fix it. Sir Robert is a husband who loves his
wife very much and he is an ideal because of his attitude change. For His wife,
Sir Robert is someone who ideal because he has good attitude, honor And Sir
Robert is a hero to his wife and as a figure that to an ideal husband for his
readers.
Sir Robert has a daughter named Mabel Chiltern. Mabel Chiltern has
relationship with someone whom she loved that is Lord Goring and He is a
friend of Sir Robert. They are good friends but there is one problem that makes
them misunderstand. Sir Robert feels in doubt and doesnot approve about their
relationship because he knows that Lord Goring has a special relationship with
Mrs Cheveley. Lord Goring to invite Mabel Chiltern to married with him and
Sir Robert does not except if his daughters to have broken heart if she
stays with Lord goring. He desire Mabel to get future happiness. Lord Goring
tries to explain how the true stories, he tries to make sure sir Robert that there
is no special relationship between he and Mrs Cheveley. That is the past story
and now, Mabel Chiltern is his future. Lady Chiltern tries to convince Sir
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and then Lord Goring and Mabel Chiltern decide to get married.
Sir Robert is a person who loves his wife, and also he is an ideal
his country. Based on the three points, we can state that he plays ideal role in
the story.
The peoples has a different dream in life, they are used various way to
achieve his dreams. Ambition makes the people do anything and like that with
Sir Robert. When Sir Robert's past was known by Mrs Cheveley, he felt very
anxious. Mrs Cheveley always threat will says the past of secret of Sir Robert if
he does not cooperate with her. He decided to meet Lord goring and ask advice
from Lord Goring. Finally Sir Robert tells all the truth about himself and tells
the truth about his past and how he can become rich as on this time.
When Sir Robert was 20 years old, he started a new career and he is a
man who has not everything and he is also poor at that time he had nothing in
his life. He has dream become a rich man and success. Poverty made him
struggle and at that time he was invited to cooperate with a famous person
politics.
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The person who has moral value in himself are one the various of good
occupation. As the action to determine the decisions with honor and without
take advantages for himself. Moral values can also be a good example of a
leader or an official in a country. Starting from the attitude, the way he speaks,
every action he take a lot of consideration. We know that Sir Robert has the
You should read this article, 'Sir Robert Chiltern. most rising of
our young statesmen, Brilliant orator, Unblemished career,
Wellknown integrity of character, Represents what is best in
English public life “LORD GORING. Certainly, father! And
Chiltern's been wise enough to accept the seat in the Cabinet.(act
4 pg 84).
appreciate in their people. All the evidence was obtained when his name
became a trending topic in the news paper because his speech was about the
scandal of Argentina Canal Project and he had rejection to support this project.
The speech of Sir Robert get many applause and Lord Goring’s father has been
recommended him to get a seat in the cabinet because of the contribute Sir
Improve our self from the mistakes in one way to be better person.
There are many various way to introspection our self as admit mistakes in the
past with way a continue living the right way, or decide what is right for his
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life. There is problem that makes the relationship between Sir Robert and Lady
Chiltern become distant but After all of the problem about the secret of past life
has been result all that happen makes Sir Robert decided to decline in his career
from politics and attempt to start a new life with his wife.
On the sentence “I suppose I should retire from public life?” Sir Robert
Commons. He has planning to leave his career and start a new life away from
public life. He had determined all the decisions and his wife also approved the
decision. Everyone disagrees if he's retired from politics. And after thinking
and getting approval by his wife, finally Sir Robert decided to remain in the
There are three points that is honest about the past life and has moral
value in his character. Attempt to improve his mistakes with self introspection
Based on the above three points, we could know that Sir Robert has Follow
rules and value in society because he attempts to be better person and a good
hero, he does ideal role, he also follow rules and value in society. Based on the
above analysis, the writer concluded that Sir Robert Chiltern is the protagonist.
Young adults are not seen from ages or the appearance. Adult means
that ready to start a new life with new person in life. The person who became a
place to shared all feelings sad, happy, disappointed etc. Love is the feelings
that unites two people and forms a new relationship to the more serious. The
relationship as a proof that they are already at stages that more serious. That is
the stage of to know the partner and also understand about the character of the
marriage couple. Marriage is a commitment that two people make to spend the
rest of their lives with their partner. As in an ideal husband drama, one of the
characters is Sir Robert chiltern in the story he is a man who has been married
and his wife Lady Gertrude Chiltern have a party at home, in the presence
of all the guests and one of them is Mrs. Cheveley. Mrs. Cheveley and
Lady Chiltern are school friends but Mrs Cheveley forgot about her. Their
conversation began with Mrs. Cheveley who greatly admired the husband
husband, Lady Chiltern”. This sentence can explain that Sir Robert is
Adults are the stage where a person can decide what is best for his
future. The person who thinking before action, good appearance and also
takes a decision in life more careful that is the characteristic the person
Sir Robert Chiltern "[SIR ROBERT CHILTERN enters. A man of forty, "in
the quotation explains that sir Robert is 40 years old. His appearance was
very show that he is a grown man who still looks young because of a very
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characters. There are many problems and the actions that do to resolve the
formation of new characters, attitudes and nature is one of the traits that
Sir Robert Chiltern always spoke softly to his wife, the act was
proven when he met his wife and always praised the appearance of his
wife. "How beautiful you look to-night, Gertrude!" That means he always
talks softly to his wife, always try to make his wife feel happy with him.
married” , becoming an adult and also speak very deeply with his partner.
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came from his meeting with a guest named Mrs. Cheveley. The lady knew
all the secrets of Sir Robert's past and she tried to work together in a
project of Argentina Canal Project. Sir Robert does not agree with the
cooperation because there are many scandals and corruption in the project.
But Mrs. Cheveley continues to force her to join the partnership and try to
threaten him.
project of the Argentina canal project, but Sir Robert refuses because it is
an adverse case and many problems. Sir Robert attempt to explain to Mrs.
Cheveley to think again and not invested from the project but Mrs.
hidden secrets, if they did not participate in the compromise. Sir Robert is
himself, he does not want his past secrets will disturb the happiness life
before making a decision and some are making decisions in a hurry. For
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some people Love is the reason why people always make mistakes to
cover up previous mistakes. But for some people who can understand the
true meaning of love is honesty. Every mistake must have a cause and a
Robert who loves his wife is always afraid of losing love from his wife if
frustrated. When Sir Robert meets his friend named lord goring at his
home, he tells about a compromise between him and mrs cheveley. He felt
very anxious when his wife was suspicious of Sir Robert's behavior. He
also explains all the secrets of the past and also about compromise that he
was forced to agree. Lord Goring advised him to be honest with his wife,
but he was afraid that if all the truth was revealed he would lose his wife.
relationship, including hiding something from their partner. They take that
decision because the fear within themselves is greater than trust. They
forget that being honest will make the problem clearer and can be solved
together. Sir Robert decided not to say what was going on to make his
between he and Mrs Cheveley, he attempts to hide all of the truth from his
wife. He attempts to explain that there is not something wrong between his
worry about the cooperate but Sir Robert convince that everything is okay
and don’t worry about it because that is only business cooperate no more.
Sir Robert attempts to hide everything from his wife. He is very afraid if
someday when his wife knows about his secret past, she will leave him
Love is present between two people who have the same feelings.
Love is the desire, the feeling, the sincerity and also the actions that make
a person that can do anything to keep their love. Many people have
different ways of maintaining their relationship, there are people who try
to look perfect to be admired partner. Some are also trying to lie to save
their relationship and they call it the struggle of love. The struggle that
begins with lies to will produce problems in the future and cause conflicts
that can be bad for relationships. When the past made a relationship
husband, Lady Chiltern attempt to find out why her husband changed but
her husband remained at his stance. Sir Robert who loves his wife turns
into a very emotional, fear of loss that makes him hide his mistakes and
unconsciously the attitude that in his show changed and made his wife
suspicious.
development, when all his the past secret is known by others so decided
to compromise, fear of losing his wife and when he tries to hide his
honesty is one way to make our feelings become more calm although
sometimes honesty can lead to a new problem that can make a person's
life even worse. But by telling the truth someone can start a new stage for
a better life. The past makes one afraid to of the truth because the past is
considered a disgrace that will destroy the future. But attempt to tell the
truth and share the problems make a person can find solutions to mistakes
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in the past. Sir Robert has secrets related with the past that makes him
Sir Robert has a secret in the past that makes him run into trouble
honest with his best friend, Lord Goring, that he had sold secret
information. Sir Robert was a poor man of the past, but after his agreement
with someone by selling the cabinet secrets that made him rich and have
everything at the moment. He said all the secrets of the past because he
Loving is the feeling that two people are committed together, love
is honesty and trust is the reason they are committed. If trust no longer
exists then love will turn into a feeling that makes a person become
relationship will be broken then honesty is one way to fix it. Every person
is not born perfect because people have shortcomings. Sir Robert's past
became the reason for his relationship with his wife, because he hid the
SIR ROBERT CHILTERN. What this woman said is quite true. But,
Gertrude, listen to me. You don't realise how I was tempted.
Let me tell you the whole thing. [Goes towards her.](act 2
pg 49)
Mrs. Cheveley meet with Lady Chiltern at her home for a cup of
coffee, she shared all of Sir Robert's secrets to Lady Chiltern. Lady
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Chiltern does not believe that her husband hid his past secrets from her. Sir
Robert came and attempt to explains all the events. He attempt to tell of
the truths to his wife but his wife refused to hear the story because he was
very disappointed. Intimacy is the stage where the person attempt to builds
the relationship with a partner through honesty, Sir Robert attempt to tell
There are many people who decide to marry after thinking of all
the risks, creating a new relationship that has a commitment between two
people who love each other. Marriage is a relationship with the various
commitments in it. Not only love and love but also accept every
commitment it takes a lot of time to try to recognize and accept the attitude
and nature of the couple. Happiness begins with mutual acceptance and
trust, trust is the foundation of a true relationship. Sir Robert is a man who
Lady Chiltern did not want to hear anything that Sir Robert said.
Sir Robert still explained all things to his wife. He admits that he is a man
who is not perfect and has errors. He tried to make his wife forgive her. Sir
Robert loves his wife by accepting what it is like in the quote "we love
them knowing their weaknesses,". Sir Robert tries to explain that love is
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accepting all of the weakness in the couples, love is sincerity not battle. Sir
partner with every flaw and also improve himself for the sake of the
person he loves.
personality development in Sir Robert self who attempt to repair all of the
Everyone has a past that makes him grow older or make a bad
impact for the future. The best way to run the right relationship is to be
honest and to admit mistakes in the past and start a new life with honesty.
Relationships will become strong if two people trust and love each other.
But if the relationship on the ground with lies then the relationship will
never be happy. Sir Robert attempt to start a new life with his wife and
improve himself from the past, he sacrifices his career for a happy life
Chiltern's relationship with his wife, he tried to finish all of them and
restore the relationship as it used to be. His wife forgave him and took it
back. He tried to improve himself by living a new life with his wife. He
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decides to retire from the political world that has made him famous as it
is now. He sacrificed his career for a happier life than it is today. He tried
Many people think ambition is an ideal, but two things are different.
Whatever you want to achieve in the right way is the ideal but sometimes
the ambition to make someone take the wrong decision. In life, having
change for the sake of the person he loves. Lady Chiltern has an ambition
to her husband that she must remain the ideal husband who has no faults
and is perfect.
SIR ROBERT CHILTERN. [Sadly.] And your ambition for me? You
used to be ambitious for me.
LADY CHILTERN. Oh, my ambition! I have none now, but that we
two may love each other. It was your ambition that led you astray.(act 4
pg 78)
complementing each other. "Oh, my ambition! I have none now, but that
we may love each other. "The quote proves that he has already realized the
attempt to improve his life and go on living and start with his wife without
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lies and also ambition there is only mutual acceptance to each other as in
There are many people who become admirers for their idol like
artist, singer, writer, actor etc. They admire their idols because their idols
are famous people or achievements they have. But there is also a secret
admirer for someone he loves like a spouse, a lover, a parent or a friend. Sir
Robert is someone who loves his wife and deeply admires his wife.
Sir Robert considers his wife is everything. He loves his wife and
becomes a true admirer for his wife. The attitude was visible when sir
Robert met with lord goring and he said "Yes; My wife is as perfect as all
that. "The sentence is the expression of Robert's heart for his wife Lady
Chiltern. The woman who became his wife and also his true love.
think to live alone without anyone there is also a person who decided to
relationship. Ideal is a word that has many meanings in it. A person who
can accept any weakness and also attempt together to build a whole
relationship, makes human beings a better person than before and also
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better for the future. Relationships that begin with trust and honesty are not
After all of the problems and secrets of the past have been
attitude. The fear of loss that keeps him isolated turns into courage that
makes him a better man for the future. Every personality development in Sir
Robert makes him a different man from the past and also an honest man.
Intimacy is the stages where the person had been successful found a
true love in his life and improve himself and the attitude that makes he better
than the past. In the plays, Robert characters are through the process of the
and Robert are in the 6 stages that is intimacy vs isolation where he must
choice honesty or his reputation to decide his future. In the last, he tell about
his bad past and attempt honesty with his wife that he is man who has
weakness and not perfect. Finally, his wife forgiving Sir Robert and they are
promise to start a new life with love and accept all of weakness his partners.
He has been success in stage intimacy because he solving the problems in his
life about bad secret of the past and has relationship goals with Lady
Chiltern.
CHAPTER V
5.1 Conclusion
in the play. Robert Chiltern is a man who is protagonist in the story. There
are many natures and attitudes in himself that reflects him protagonist. He
can resolve the problem and find the solution that will report to the
cases is very complicated and there are many people who are involved in
the scandal. He has the secret past that is very bad and makes him be in the
problems. There is a woman named Mrs Cheveley that know about his
saved his country from scandal. He also became an idol because he is ideal
protagonist.
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Every person in the world is not perfect, they has the stages
the future and learn from the mistakes. In the story, Sir Robert has a time
when he must determine the best attitude for his future. The secrets of past
that he was attempts to hide was finally known by his wife. The secret of
the past that make in big trouble that will make his career and also the
honest and ideal man. It's all that makes her afraid of telling the truth about
her past. He thinks if all the truth is revealed, then he is a very unfortunate
figure for his wife. It is all because of the fear and pressure in himself. But
based on honesty. He is attempts to be an honest man for his wife and told
her all about his past. His wife is very disappointed with Sir Robert but he
perfect in the world. He must accept her husband with all the weakness
and that belongs to Sir Robert who always loves him sincerely. After he
man. His relationships already saved, now he is the real ideal man and has
true love in his life. In the personality stages, he was success in the stages
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He became intimacy because after all of the problems in his life, make he
is a man who is better person for his future and has a relationship goal.
5.2 Suggestions
There are many life lessons in this story, one of which is how we
become the ideal human being. Ideal is not perfect, but the ideal is a man
person for partner life, family or environment. The ideal is how we receive
happiness live because an honesty and we can learn all that through a
The writer also hopes to the next writers who will analyze the same
title that is An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde to be better, more detail and
also to know more this plays not only for the thesis analyze but also for the
lesson life.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Simply
University Press.
Mario Klarer.
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APPENDIX
Personal Information
Name : Rantika
Religion : Islam
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State : Indonesia
Gender : Female
Blood of Group : O
Parents : Rahmat
Alfiah
E-mail : [email protected]
Formal Education
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Summary of An Ideal Husband
story tells about the person named Robert Chiltern and how is the real meaning of
ideal.
Sir Robert is Politician on House of Commons and has a wife that named
Lady Gertrude Chiltern. Sir Robert has a good career in his country. He is
handsome man, high principal and also ideal husband for his wife.
On that time, Sir Robert meet with one of guest in the party at his home
that named Mrs. Cheveley. She know that Sir Robert is handling the cases of
Argentina Canal Company. She invite Sir Robert to support this project, but Sir
Robert refuse it because there are many scandals in the project. She is really angry
with Robert and attempt to threaten Sir Robert. She knows that Sir Robert has a
secret bad past no one knows about the secret. The bad secret is how he has
everything when he was young, and Sir Robert feels so worries if someday his
wife knows about the truth. His wife always think that Robert is ideal man but in
fact he only the person who has the weakness in him self. Finally, his wife knows
about Roberts past, he feel lose his wife after know about the truth. Lady Chiltern
In the last, Sir Robert Chiltern was found a true love that is Lady Chiltern.
They are attempt to start a new life with happiness, he also improve himself to be
better person.
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