Lady Windermere’s Fan, A Well Made Play The tradition of the well-made play emerged in the nineteenth century. It was also called “piece bien faite”, meaning ‘Second Empire Drama’. It was first made popular by the works of Eugene Scribe and Victorien Sardou of France. The tradition reached it’s peak with Sardou’s works in which the techniques of construction invented by Scribe were completely used. Construction and stagecraft are exploited fully rather …showed first 75 words of 2528 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2528 total…leaving her unaware of her true identity and starts a new life with Lord Augustus planning to go somewhere else to live together. Thus, everything becomes normal as in the beginning of the play ending in an agreeable atmosphere. Bibliography Bloom, Harold (editor). Oscar Wilde’s the Importance of Being Earnest (Modern Critical Interpretations.) Brynofski, Dedria. Contemporary Literary Criticism. Gale Group, 1999. Hopper, Vincent F. Lady Windermere’s Fan by Oscar Wilde. Barron’s Educational Series, 1960.