“When a man has no enemy left there must be something mean about him.”
Oscar Wilde Vera; or, The Nihilists
Vera; or, The Nihilists (1880)
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Vera; or, The Nihilists is a play by Oscar Wilde. It is a melodramatic tragedy set in Russia and is loosely based on the life of Vera Zasulich. It was Wilde's first play, and the first to be performed. In 1880, with only a few copies privately printed, arrangements were made with noted actresses for a production in the United Kingdom, but this never materialized. The first public performance was in New York City in 1883 at the Union Square Theatre, based on revisions made by Wilde while lecturing in America in 1882. The play was not a success and folded after only one week. It is rarely revived.
“Good kings are the enemies of democracy.”
Oscar Wilde Vera; or, The Nihilists
Vera; or, The Nihilists (1880)
“Reforms in Russia are very tragic, but they always end in a farce.”
Oscar Wilde Vera; or, The Nihilists
Baron Raff, Act IV
Vera; or, The Nihilists (1880)
“There are few things easier than to live badly and to die well.”
Oscar Wilde Vera; or, The Nihilists
Vera; or, The Nihilists (1880)
“Fool, nothing is impossible in Russia but reform.”
Oscar Wilde Vera; or, The Nihilists
Michael, Act I
Vera; or, The Nihilists (1880)
“Heaven is a despotism. I shall be at home there.”
Oscar Wilde Vera; or, The Nihilists
Vera; or, The Nihilists (1880)
“There is always more brass than brains in an aristocracy.”
Oscar Wilde Vera; or, The Nihilists
Vera; or, The Nihilists (1880)
“Indifference is the revenge the world takes on mediocrities.”
Oscar Wilde Vera; or, The Nihilists
Vera; or, The Nihilists (1880)
