A pragmatic American family moves into a haunted English estate and thoroughly exasperates its resident ghost in this witty Wilde satire.
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A pragmatic American family moves into a haunted English estate and thoroughly exasperates its resident ghost in this witty Wilde satire.
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This is Oscar Wilde's tale of the American family moved into a British mansion, Canterville Chase, much to the annoyance of its tired ghost. The family -- which refuses to believe in him -- is in Wilde's way a commentary on the British nobility of the day -- and on the Americans, too. The tale, like many of Wilde's, is rich with allusion, but ends as sentimental romance.
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Sexual content
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Mild chaste romance; Virginia later marries the young Duke
Violence & gore
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Backstory murder and starvation death; theatrical ghostly scares
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation present
Religious content
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Prayer, sin, penance, and Christian redemption themes recur
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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Central centuries-old ghost haunting with supernatural manifestations
Political content
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Satire of American pragmatism versus British aristocracy and tradition
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide content
Abuse & suffering
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Off-page wife-murder; ghost starved to death by wife's brothers
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