"Lady Windermere's Fan" by Oscar Wilde.
Ulas Demirtas 17/12/2002
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"Lady Windermere's Fan" by Oscar Wilde
The play takes place around the high society of Istanbul, the plot and the characters of the play are chosen from the real life and the names are changed for secrecy and to protect privacy. First of all, I want to introduce the characters of the play, who have similar relations and lives compared to the characters of the play "Lady Windermere's Fan" by Oscar Wilde.
The main character of the play is Hülya Kosar, a famous singer and actress living in Istanbul with her dear family in wealth. Hülya is a self-conscious woman who doesn't belong to the society that she lives in. She has a dependent husband Kaya Kosar whom she loves and respects for; he is the protector of his wife's fame and nobility in the Istanbul high society. Kaya is a hardworking, successful and a wealthy businessman working for the prospect of his family. As being suitable mates both are admired by the other people around them. Kadir Inandirir is the secret admirer and lover of Hülya Kosar who is the owner and the manager of a big GSM operating company. He is known in the society as a talent and handsome seducer, who sends sms messages to the engaged and married women. Lastly, an important character who creates a big conflict in the play, an unknown woman, the secret mother and a charming woman admired by the man who is the focus of the rumours. She was a member of this society in her early ages, however abandoned her life, left her child behind and disappeared. After twenty years she is trying to regain the respect of the society by the help of Kaya Kosar.
And also the other characters that take place have a significant role in the play as showing us the relations and rumours of the high society.
The first scene starts with Hülya Kosar in her home, she is having breakfast in front of the television. Then she gets an sms message from Kadir Inandirir saying that if it is suitable he will visit her. After thirty minutes, Kadir enters the room. He learns that at night there is a birthday party at Layla for the honour of Hülya. Immediately he starts trying to seduce her to marry ...
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And also the other characters that take place have a significant role in the play as showing us the relations and rumours of the high society.
The first scene starts with Hülya Kosar in her home, she is having breakfast in front of the television. Then she gets an sms message from Kadir Inandirir saying that if it is suitable he will visit her. After thirty minutes, Kadir enters the room. He learns that at night there is a birthday party at Layla for the honour of Hülya. Immediately he starts trying to seduce her to marry him but he can't manage the conversation. So he leaves the house. Hülya turns on the television and a magazine program (Televole) just starts, she doesn't like these kinds of magazines, but she is shocked with the subject of the program. It is a scandal! Her husband Kaya and a charming woman are the top issue of the program. The announcer says in saucy manners that Kaya Kosar has been with a new woman who is an outsider. She runs a model agent, which is established and sponsored by the husband of a famous singer and an actress Hülya Kosar. Hülya is shocked with the news, and immediately starts to search for the bankbook of her husband to prove this shocking story. She found the account book in the drawer and the money transfers to the woman, and nervously throws the book to the floor. Kaya arrives home and sees the room messy, he gets very angry with Hülya. They start to argue about that woman and their relationship. She blames Kaya, wasting all his money to a woman for his passions. But Kaya tries to calm her down without saying the truth that that woman is her real mother who left her when she was a child. He insisted on her to trust him and invite her to the birthday party. But Hülya can't endure that insult; how that woman will be a guest to her highly selected party by her own invitation. Without Hülya's permission, Kaya sends an invitation letter to the woman. And the first scene ends.
The second scene starts with the birthday party in the Club Layla. The selected guests are entering the club with an announcement in highly manners. The club is crowded with the guests, a band is accompanying to them with their cool music. Hülya Kosar is standing anxiously in the entering room, welcomes the guests thinking about that argue with her husband. She wonders what should she do if that woman enters the club in those arrogant manners. In the same time a charming well-dressed woman enters the club smiling to her, Hülya recognise her, she is that woman. Hülya welcomes and stares coldly to her. Kadir Inandirir is standing besides Hülya at that moment watching the scene, and suddenly he realises that it is time to deceive her. He declares his love to her, and his desire to marry her. And he declared his evil proposal to escape from her husband immediately. But Hülya not determined refused his proposal, still thinking what to do. Kadir rejected by her beloved woman, quits the party. After Kadir left the party, she sees her husband dancing with that woman, not even be aware of existence of Hülya. Suddenly she decides to leave the party and quit her marriage, she writes a note addressed to Kaya and gives it to a waiter. But the unknown woman is watching her at that time. After she left the party, the unknown woman calls the waiter and takes the note without seen to Kaya. When she reads the note she decides to help her by going to Kadir 's house.
The third scene starts with Hülya Kosar while she is waiting Kadir Inandirir in his house. She is sorry to be there, and when she decides to leave Kadir's home, the unknown woman enters. And she tries to deceive Hülya to turn back to his house and family. However Hülya thinks that her husband sent that wicked woman to persuade her to return. Hülya rejected to turn, and they start to argue, Hülya is determined not to believe that woman. At that moment they hear voices from outside that belonged to Kaya Kosar and the other man coming to the house. In am hurry the woman gives the keys of her own car to Hülya and helps her escape from the backdoor. And she hides herself behind the curtain. Kaya, Kadir and the other man enters the room, they start to talk about that woman and play cards. When Kaya comes by the desk she sees a diamond ring that is so similar to the one he gave to Hülya as a gift. He gets it closer and recognises that Hülya was here before they came. Suddenly he rises and strikes to Kadir, all the man around shocked, rise to depart them and finish the fight. At that moment Kaya sees that there is someone behind the curtain. When he opens it he feels relieved, it is that woman. Everyone is looking each other; the woman comes forth and declares that she is the one who accidentally took the ring from the party.
The last scene takes place in the house of Kosar's, everything is resolved for Hülya, she gets up from bed in peace but still curious about what happened last night after she left the house. She is planning to invite that woman to her home again. Kaya and Hülya have exchanged their attitudes towards the unknown woman. This time Kaya rejects her invitation and tries to deceive Hülya not to talk her again. And Hülya understands her fault against her and also wants to thank her for her help. While they are arguing whether they will invite her not, the unknown woman enters the room. She decides to live Istanbul again, the rush and the bad weather is not for her. She says that her objective to visit them is firstly bring the ring back and to bid farewell. But before leaving she demands a photograph of Hülya and her dear child. Hülya gives a photograph of her and shakes her hand before she left. After she leaves the house Hülya realises that her ring was stayed at her. She thinks how to get the ring back, but then with a smile decides to leave it to her as a gift from her. The play ends.