"Gertraud Medicus" BOOK REPORT Author: Oscar Wilde Tile: The Importance of Being Earnest Date of publication: 1895 in three acts Type of Work: Comic‚ farcical play Setting Algeron´s flat in London‚ and a country house in Hertfordshire‚ England; in the 1890s Plot outline: Two men‚ Algernon and John‚ who are friends meet each other in Algy’s house where John falls in love with Gwendolen‚ the daughter of Algernon’s Aunt Augusta. John owns a house in the country‚ where everybody calls
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"A Trivial Comedy for Serious People‚" The Importance of Being Earnest jokingly criticized Victorian manners and morals and attacking the society of the rich and luxurious. Oscar Wilde incorporated his own beliefs and ideology into the play by alluding to Victorian society "lets duplicity led to happiness." It is this "happiness" Wilde’s play focuses on by concentrating the theme of the play on marriage. Alluding to marriage‚ The Importance of Being Earnest begins with the witty and selfish
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Explore how Wilde brings to life the two different characters in this passage and what does the passage reveal about their relationship with each other? This is an extract taken from the First Act of the play The Importance of Being Earnest which is written by the English writer‚ Oscar Wilde in the 19th century. This play is a comedy of manners‚ which satirizes the values during the Victorian Era. In this extract‚ the setting is only in the city - specifically in Algernon’s flat in Half-Moon
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The word Hispanic brings up various thoughts in different people. Some might think of uneducated‚ loud‚ incompetent people. To others it might bring up words like devoted‚ hardworking‚ and loving. Being Hispanic to me means to know how to work hard and that you caring about family and friends. It also means that you are a strong person that can handle tough situations and make the best of things. My parents were not born in this country; my mother is from El Salvador. She had to flee a violent
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Essay outline Wonderful ending to a tragic death in Romeo and Juliet There are many possible endings for the play‚ but if I were to write the ending‚ I would have changed it so that‚ Romeo comes back and fights Paris and kills him. The fight takes so long that by the time Romeo reaches Juliet‚ she is about to wake up. When Romeo sees Juliet‚ he runs and goes hug her. Then Romeo looks at Juliet shockingly and sees the vile in her hand and asks her what had happened. Then Juliet looks at Romeo
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In his play‚ The Importance of Being Earnest‚ Oscar Wilde portrays his beliefs by satirizing the beliefs and values of his society. Within Act I‚ Algernon states that “The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” Wilde’s witty epigram projects a major theme within the play. It attacks the perception of fixed truth. The major target of Wilde’s scathing social criticism is the hypocrisy that society creates. Often in Victorian society‚ its participants acted in overly sincere‚ polite ways while
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so I am prepared to preform. I hear the booming voice say‚ “Michaela Spillers‚ is your band ready for competition?” I wait for the drum major to give her salute. Check. The voice calls back‚ “Oxford high school‚ you may take the field for competition.” This is the moment the band has been practicing for all season. Participating in this band has helped me with strength‚ discipline‚ as well as making friends. Being in the band has increased my physical strength tremendously. Drumming boosts my upper
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and frowned upon were what made his play The Importance of Being Earnest so successful. Wilde’s play was intended to not only entertain his spectators‚ but also try to change their attitudes in a passive‚ yet meaningful way. A background knowledge of Oscar Wilde’s life would be essential to understanding The Importance of Being Earnest. Wilde‚ a homosexual and aesthetic‚ was very much anti-Victorian; while the Victorians were worried about being proper and following the norms and rules‚ Wilde was
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Being Beautiful To be successful in life‚ beauty is a very important attribute to have‚ according to Sidney Katz’s article‚ “The Importance of Being Beautiful.” Beautiful people are more successful in more than one way in life. For example‚ beautiful people attract more friends and lovers‚ get higher grades and are able to cash checks easier. Beautiful people are also more successful in their careers. There are better jobs that will offer higher pay and more pay raises‚ for the reason that the
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I spent the rest of Saturday and Sunday at home in my room. Pathetic‚ I know‚ but I needed time alone to recuperate. I was so vulnerable outside of the diner with Justin and I hate myself for it. Why is it that when I finally let my guard down my heart gets trampled on? I’ve kept my phone shut off because I didn’t want to talk to any of the girls‚ and i most definitely didn’t want to hear from Justin. I know I may be overreacting but I can’t help it. I know we aren’t together and he has no obligations
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