The Importance Of Being Ernest
Having humor in life is important. Without humor or comedy life can be extremely bland. It is because of humor that the audience is able to connect with the story which in return makes them more involved. When something is liked by an audience it makes them willinging want to continue to watch it and that is what playwrights want. He want people to enjoy their works. The famous playwright Oscar Wilde has impacted the writing styles of many playwrights. His use of humor in his plays especially, The Importance of Being Earnest has been widely recognized all around the world. In the play by Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest, irony is used to create humor as well as highlight the satire used by Wilde.
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When we look at characters from Wilde’s play, The Importance of Being Earnest we can see that some characters go against the typical norm of the Victorian Era. A perfect example of true Victorian Era woman is Lady Bracknell. She fits the description of the ideal Victorian woman of being quiet, soft spoken, and an angel. On the other hand, her daughter Gwendolen is complete opposite of this. She is sociable and strong willed individual. By her character being this way, satire is displayed. This type of irony ridicules the typical Victorian woman like her …show more content…
This is play there two ladies for the respective men. The hysterical part is that the two ladies, Gwendolen and Cecily are both madly in love with a man whose name is Ernest and at one point fight over who is actually engaged to him. It is ironic because neither Jack nor Algernon is Earnest but both are portraying being Earnest. This whole situation can be also be seen as satire as well because the idea that both ladies want a man whose name is Earnest but have no interest in the person himself seems quite sketchy. If a person is in love, they should be in love with the person himselfs and not just with a title or name. That just shows that the person could be anyone with a ugly personality but just because the name of this person is Earnest, they are the best choice. These two girls would be willing to be with such a
This play can be classified in …show more content…
When we look at characters from Wilde’s play, The Importance of Being Earnest we can see that some characters go against the typical norm of the Victorian Era. A perfect example of true Victorian Era woman is Lady Bracknell. She fits the description of the ideal Victorian woman of being quiet, soft spoken, and an angel. On the other hand, her daughter Gwendolen is complete opposite of this. She is sociable and strong willed individual. By her character being this way, satire is displayed. This type of irony ridicules the typical Victorian woman like her …show more content…
This is play there two ladies for the respective men. The hysterical part is that the two ladies, Gwendolen and Cecily are both madly in love with a man whose name is Ernest and at one point fight over who is actually engaged to him. It is ironic because neither Jack nor Algernon is Earnest but both are portraying being Earnest. This whole situation can be also be seen as satire as well because the idea that both ladies want a man whose name is Earnest but have no interest in the person himself seems quite sketchy. If a person is in love, they should be in love with the person himselfs and not just with a title or name. That just shows that the person could be anyone with a ugly personality but just because the name of this person is Earnest, they are the best choice. These two girls would be willing to be with such a