# Lady Windermere’s Fan — Character guide

> Key figures in Lady Windermere’s Fan by Oscar Wilde.

- [Lady Windermere](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_windermere_s_fan_se/characters/lady_windermere.md): A young wife who trusts her husband absolutely — until a birthday fan, a whispered name, and one rash invitation force her to decide what virtue is really worth.
- [Lord Windermere](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_windermere_s_fan_se/characters/lord_windermere.md): A husband keeping a secret he believes will protect his wife, discovering that silence and deception can wound more deeply than any confession.
- [Lord Darlington](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_windermere_s_fan_se/characters/lord_darlington.md): A witty bachelor who adores his friend's wife from a careful distance, waiting for the moment her faith in marriage cracks — and then offering to catch her.
- [Mrs. Erlynne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_windermere_s_fan_se/characters/mrs_erlynne.md): A woman with a scandalous reputation and impeccable nerve, who talks her way into ballrooms and hearts while guarding a secret that could shatter the Windermeres.
- [Duchess of Berwick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_windermere_s_fan_se/characters/duchess_of_berwick.md): A society matron who manages her daughter's dance card like a military campaign and delivers gossip about Mrs. Erlynne with the relish of a woman doing her moral duty.
- [Cecil Graham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_windermere_s_fan_se/characters/cecil_graham.md): Cecil Graham moves through Lady Windermere's party with the effortless grace of a man who knows everyone and owes nothing to anyone—except, perhaps, his aunt Lady Jedburgh, whose political connections he may or may not d
- [Dumby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_windermere_s_fan_se/characters/dumby.md): Dumby drifts through the play's social scenes with the detached amusement of a man who has seen everything and been impressed by none of it. When the men are turned out of the club at two in the morning, he sinks into a 
- [Lady Plymdale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_windermere_s_fan_se/characters/lady_plymdale.md): Lady Plymdale belongs to that stratum of London society where reputation is currency and information is power. She watches Mrs. Erlynne's arrival at Lady Windermere's party with the predatory attention of someone who has
- [Mr. Hopper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_windermere_s_fan_se/characters/mr_hopper.md): A wealthy Australian suitor who marries Lady Agatha.
- [Parker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_windermere_s_fan_se/characters/parker.md): The Windermeres' butler who announces guests.
- [Tuppy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_windermere_s_fan_se/characters/tuppy.md): A minor society figure mentioned in conversation.
- [Sir James Royston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_windermere_s_fan_se/characters/sir_james_royston.md): A gentleman briefly mentioned in the social circle.

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