# Archdeacon Daubeny — A Woman of No Importance character guide

> Archdeacon Daubeny in A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Archdeacon, Doctor Daubeny, Mrs. Daubeny's husband

**First appearance:** 0003-a-woman-of-no-importance

## Who they are

A clergyman who provides moral commentary at the house party.

## Relationships

### [Lady Hunstanton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_woman_of_no_importance_se/characters/lady_hunstanton)

_social_

They are polite acquaintances, with the Archdeacon being a conventional guest at her social gatherings.

### [Mrs. Arbuthnot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_woman_of_no_importance_se/characters/mrs_arbuthnot)

_social_

They are polite, distant acquaintances; the Archdeacon treats her with conventional clerical courtesy.

### [Sir John Kelvil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_woman_of_no_importance_se/characters/sir_john_kelvil)

_social_

They are fellow guests who share conventional, unremarkable social interactions.

### [Lord Illingworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_woman_of_no_importance_se/characters/lord_illingworth)

_rivalry_

The Archdeacon disapproves of Lord Illingworth's immoral lifestyle and they engage in polite but pointed ideological sparring.

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