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the Lady Windermere's Fan study guide. - Shaw Festival Theatre

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This painting, Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1, influenced <strong>the</strong> set design for <strong>the</strong> first act of <strong>Lady</strong><br />

Windermere’s <strong>Fan</strong>. The painting, more commonly known as Whistler’s Mo<strong>the</strong>r, was created by American<br />

born painter James McNeill Whistler.<br />

What are your general impressions of this woman as a mo<strong>the</strong>r?<br />

Do you think she is affectionate? Warm? Distant? A disciplinarian?<br />

In what ways does <strong>the</strong> use of this image in <strong>the</strong> first act illuminate your understanding of <strong>Lady</strong><br />

Windermere’s journey?<br />

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