![]() ![]() ![]() And ‘in the gutter’ is usually glossed as a reference to the luckless and downtrodden state of humankind. This is of interest because Wilde’s line is frequently interpreted as being a reference to ‘we’ in the broadest sense: that is, all of humankind, men and women. Observe that he is talking specifically about men and their moral qualities (or rather, lack thereof) when it comes to the treatment of the women in their life: a key theme for Lady Windermere’s Fan. Note that the line in question is often slightly misinterpreted: Lord Darlington says ‘we are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars’ in response to Dumby’s line, ‘I don’t think we are bad.’ We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars? Upon my word, you are very romantic to-night, Darlington. ![]()
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