# Lord Caversham — An Ideal Husband character guide

> Lord Caversham in An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** James Lord Caversham, Lord Caversham Hum, Lord Caversham Eh, Lord Caversham Humph, Lord Caversham Grimly, Lord Caversham Angrily, Lord Caversham Lady Chiltern, Mason Lord Caversham, Enter Lord Caversham

**First appearance:** 0001-an-ideal-husband

## Snapshot

Lord Goring's blunt, exasperated father, who despairs of his son's idleness and presses him to marry before it is too late.

## Who they are

Lord Caversham is a gruff, traditional peer who hates paradoxes and cannot fathom why his son refuses to propose to the pretty Miss Chiltern. He grumbles about Lady Caversham's bonnets, glares at Goring with bushy eyebrows, and insists that if he had any influence over his son he would know exactly what to make him do. His running battle with Goring's wit provides the play's comic spine, and his eventual approval of Mabel signals the older generation's grudging respect for the younger's choices.

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