After hearing about Chiltern's past, Lord Goring responds with potential actions to take to quell the coming storm, and concludes he must fight against Mrs. Lord Goring expresses sorrow for his friend, but Sir Robert talks about how he paid his debt with his guilt, and by giving to charity. He also admits that he has not felt regret for it. Sir Robert vehemently says that his decision to sell government secrets to the Baron was an act of courage and not weakness. As an impressionable young man, he took the Baron's advice about the importance of wealth and money to heart, and therefore took advantage of an opportunity to ensure his financial stability. Despite his name and family, Chiltern was poor while under the Baron's mentorship. Lord Goring, in a serious and weighted tone in stark contrast to the preceding act, still urges him to be honest and promises to talk with Lady Chiltern about the negative influence of expecting and accepting only perfection.Ĭhiltern tells Lord Goring about his history with Baron Arnheim and the circumstances of his ill-gotten fortune. Robert, who kept the secret to maintain his wife's idealistic view of him, is concerned she will never forgive his impurity. Goring appears somewhat unsettled by Chiltern's moral failure and urges him to tell his wife the truth about his past as soon as possible. The act begins with Sir Robert and Lord Goring in the Chiltern house discussing how to manage the crisis put in action the preceding night.
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