dal. Within these few hours a happy marriage which has eventually been saved would be broken .2The action of the play progresses so rapidly due to the limited time in the play. The technique of the well-made play requires wasting a little time on exposition passing over it quickly and superficially because the dramatic situation and suspense are underscored in the play. Thus , we can not have any information about Mrs Erlynne’s past life, Because of this , the Duchess of Berwick who likes gossipping does not know much about Mrs Erlynne in such a small circle of society. Due to the absence of some information in the exposition, we can not understand why Mrs Erlynne’s appearance is so different from what it was twenty years ago. Even Lady Windermere does not find some likeness with her mother’s picture and the coincidence of their names, Margaret, does not make awaken her feeling and perception. Although these cruosities make some exposition necessary for the plot , such issues are ignored without exploiting them in well-made plot construction.1 In the exposition part , it is just prepared ground for the dramatic situation that is Lady Windermere’s being informed of the rumoured affair between her husband and Mrs Erlynne who is her mother.The plot construction of the well-made play bases on the use of the standard devices in order to bring about complications which are untied by some facile solutions. The miscarried or intercepted letter , the mislaid object are the conventional devices used chiefly in this type of play causing the complication.2The cheque-book of Lord Windermere proving that he gave a great deal of money to Mrs Erlynne and found by Lady Windermere is the first device leading to complication in the play. She does not believe her husband’s explanation feeling sure about her suspicion and threatens to strike Mrs Erlynne with her fan if she comes to her birthday party. Although Lord Windermere...
