Pride And Prejudice Comparative Essay
One feature to realize about The Importance of Being Earnest and Pride and Prejudice is that they are both similar in a comedic manner for readers to feel entertained. However, what separates the two stories are their themes; whereas The Importance of Being Earnest was written based on how society was around the Victorian Era in satirical form, while on the other hand Pride and Prejudice is concerned more with the idea of how love can overcome all obstacles despite the fact that two different people came from different social classes. Both authors Jane Austen and Oscar Wilde had their own beliefs toward society, due to their distinct backgrounds and time periods, but were somewhat similar, which allow both of their books to connect with each
…show more content…
In Pride and Prejudice, the very first line implies that the women in the story are gold diggers: “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” (Austen, 1) The “real” relationship of Pride and Prejudice is Darcy and Elizabeth, despite the obstacles that held them back. Also, the roles of both men and women in the story are similar, as the men work and make money while on the contrary, women mostly stayed home, but were constantly in search of a man to …show more content…
One book is written through a play while the other is written through an actual story. Another difference is that in the play The Importance of Being Earnest, the main characters are composed of the same social class. In contrast, Pride and Prejudice has the middle class and the upper class. The very first page of the book in Pride and Prejudice shows Ms. Bennet exclaiming, “Oh! Single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune! What a fine thing for our girls!” (Austen, 1) The quotation states that the man, who happened to be Mr. Bingley, is a wealthy man and the Bennet ladies, who are of lower class than him, will attempt to get his attention. Though Wilde and Austen both wrote satires, Wilde went a little more in depth by implying more humor into his story than
In Pride and Prejudice, the very first line implies that the women in the story are gold diggers: “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” (Austen, 1) The “real” relationship of Pride and Prejudice is Darcy and Elizabeth, despite the obstacles that held them back. Also, the roles of both men and women in the story are similar, as the men work and make money while on the contrary, women mostly stayed home, but were constantly in search of a man to …show more content…
One book is written through a play while the other is written through an actual story. Another difference is that in the play The Importance of Being Earnest, the main characters are composed of the same social class. In contrast, Pride and Prejudice has the middle class and the upper class. The very first page of the book in Pride and Prejudice shows Ms. Bennet exclaiming, “Oh! Single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune! What a fine thing for our girls!” (Austen, 1) The quotation states that the man, who happened to be Mr. Bingley, is a wealthy man and the Bennet ladies, who are of lower class than him, will attempt to get his attention. Though Wilde and Austen both wrote satires, Wilde went a little more in depth by implying more humor into his story than