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    Jack Worthing Symbolism

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    EN 112 Mitsuru Takayashiki Intro to Literature Drama Paper In The Importance of Being Earnest‚ character itself is one of the most important symbols. There are two major symbolical characters. Jack Worthing is the protagonist in this story. For years‚ he has pretended to have and irresponsible younger brother named Ernest‚ whom he is always having to bail our of some mischief. More than any other characters in this story‚ Jack worthing represents conventional Victorian values. He wants others to

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    Lady Bracknell Quotes

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    One of Lady Bracknell’s most out-standing quotes in The Importance of Being Earnest is "Ignorance is like a delicate‚ exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone." The metaphor she uses essentially explains that ignorance is bliss. In fact‚ in the play Lady Bracknell asks “Do you know everything or do you know nothing?” What Lady Bracknell is saying in both quotes is that knowing everything gives an individual what is described as ‘that wonderful ignorance’. As long as one believes what is told

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    Perks Of Wallflower

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    perks of being a wallflower Essay “Students face all kinds of problems when they start high school. Some students struggle with friendship mostly.” Firstly‚ friendship is important for everyone to communicate‚ share problems without criticizing‚ make memories and stand up for them through their rough times. First of all a friendship is all about sacrificing your life problems to get involved with other peoples’ problems and help them get through their pain. However‚ the novel the perks of being a wallflower

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    Chungking Express Analysis

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    The women in this film can be seen to be strong‚ independent women. ‘Chungking Express’ does not conform to the expected gender roles of the men being macho and strong and the women being dependent on the man. The film provides a new perspective that highlights the true quirky behaviour of the woman in a postmodern world. As Gina Marchetti says‚ ‘Chungking Express can be read as a commentary on contemporary Hong Kong’

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    Oscar Wilde Research Paper

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    Oscar Wilde and His Dandies ——Taking The Importance of Being Earnest as example Abstract: Oscar Wilde (1854---1900) was the outstanding playwright‚ novelist‚ essayist‚ and poet at the end of 19th century. He devoted himself to the “Art for Art’s Sake” movement‚ and had influenced the British literary field for the whole century. One of his most distinguishing writing features is dandies in his works. This article here‚ divided into three parts‚ introduces and analyzes the truth of the Wildean

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    Perks

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    Background of Author (Stephen Chbosky) Stephen Chbosky  born January 25‚ 1970 is an American novelist‚ screenwriter‚ and film director best known for writing the coming of age novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999)‚ as well as for screenwriting and directing the film version of the same book‚ starring Logan Lerman‚ Emma Watson‚ and Ezra Miller. He also wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film Rent‚ and was co-creator‚ executive producer‚ and writer of the CBS television series Jericho‚

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    Importance of Being Earnest”‚ ‘Gwendolyn announces‚ and proceeds to enunciate the reduction to absurdity of such notions: that marriage with a man called Earnest can be a goal in life”. Gwendolyn does not love Jack for who he is as a person‚ she loves him simply for his name‚ as well as the idea of loving a man accepted by society because of his name. When Jack attempts to hint to Gwendolyn that his name is not Earnest‚ she discourages Jack from confessing his real name due to her being lost in the

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    Love and Twelfth Night

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    (Viola did grew) – entertainment – to connect to the audience- conditioned Importance of being Earnest – Attempt to change identity (nobody grows) stereotypes are made fun of Similar kind of genre Different endings when other characters find out the secrets Difference in social class is seen very much in Twelfth Night where women do not marry men who are lower in class than them and in Importance of being Earnest in Act 1‚ Scene 2‚ where Lady Bracknell questions Jack as he grew up loosing his

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    Name English 103 AS14 February 25/ 2015 K.A. Woodward In the play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde‚ the protagonist Jack Worthing has fallen in love with a young woman by the name of Gwendolen Fairfax. Gwendolen is meant to represent the typical upper class aristocratic woman in Victorian England. Wilde uses her to paint a fairly accurate image of the upper class; however there are certain inaccuracies that are meant to highlight the flaws of affluent Victorian England. Gwendolen’s

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    Top 10 Czech Writers

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    TOP 10 CZECH WRITERS 1) Karel Čapek (1890 – 1938) * writer‚ journalist‚ playwright‚ translator and photographer * born in Malé Svatoňovice * studied at Charles University * editor in magazines Národní listy‚ Lidové noviny‚ Nebojsa * died of pneumonia * work: R. U. R. – Rossum’s Universal Robots (robots are manufactured‚ they make revolt‚ kill almost all people‚ but they cannot manufacture themselves‚ so they want the last human to discover the process of their manufacturing)

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