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    The Importance of Being Earnest‚ written by Oscar Wilde‚ is a play that was first performed and published in the late nineteenth century. This play was written during the decline of the Victorian era and portrays the lifestyle of the era’s upper class in the author’s amusing point of view. While this was the era of supreme manners‚ well-educated men‚ and the utmost marriageable women‚ Oscar Wilde depicts his characters in a more truthful manner by revealing their contradicting statements and dishonest

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    Introduction The Importance of Being Earnest was Oscar’s fourth comedy‚ and it was to be his last and most outstanding play. ‘The Trivial Comedy for Serious People‘ (in earlier drafts‚ ‘serious comedy for trivial people’) was first produced by George Alexander at the St James’s Theatre on 14th February 1895 in London. The play was reduced from four to three acts (Raby 161-163). The Importance of Being Earnest contradicts banausic values in a utilitarian age (Varty 205). The comedy of manners

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    Question 17: What aspect of your personality is most commonly misunderstood by others? I would describe as a rather introverted individual‚ who has a lot of energy‚ likes to try new things‚ but at the same time I keep to myself and I entertain with my own thoughts. In addition‚ I am also very expressive of my emotions and feelings as I could surprise anyone with my sudden shift in personality from reserved or quiet with an outburst of anger or strong emotions. Scientists also find that it is very

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    Oscar Wilde adds a unique style to his play The Importance of Being Ernest by contrasting the play’s different settings. The setting of a play can be a fundamental element in developing the plot. The Importance of Being Ernest is set in the late 1800s in the bustling city of London. The background of the play contrasts the differences in the characters Jack and Algernon as well as further developing the plot line. The Importance of Being Ernest is developed within two contrasting places. The setting

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    The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Knowledge Charlie‚ Sam‚ and Patrick are the main characters. Sam and Patrick are step-siblings and Charlie is their younger friend that they take under their wings. The story takes place in or around Pittsburgh‚ PA in 1991 and 1992. The places the characters experience are real places (Charlie’s brother going to Penn State‚ the parks they hang around) and the years are obvious because of the journal entries. One of the events that took place that

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    Another of Wilde’s plays‚ and perhaps his most famous‚ The Importance of Being Earnest‚ is a comedy‚ and so it is easy for the audience to become entranced by the humor of the show without examining the underlying symbolism and satire that makes it so funny. The play is‚ at its core‚ about the mischief that can ensure when names are given too much importance. The name Ernest‚ in particular‚ is coveted by the two main male characters‚ Jack and Algernon‚ but also by the two main female characters‚

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    The hypocrisy of Bracknells Lady Bracknell is a well-known and classic character from The Importance of Being Earnest‚ one the most prestigious plays of Oscar Wilde. In the play‚ she symbolises the British aristocracy during the Victorian Era‚ who is ridiculed and satirized by Wilde. However‚ another portrait of Lady Bracknell was created by Oliver Parker‚ a famous director who directed the remakes of the original play by Wilde‚ and played by Dame Judi Dench. The two versions of Lady Bracknell are

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    Reading log Title: The Perks of Being a Wallflower Author: Stephen Chbosky Text type: Novel The novel ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ written by Stephen Chbosky tells the story of Charlie through his perspective of personal letters that he writes to an unknown friend. Chbosky writes about the issues one deals with in life such as finding out and accepting who you are and where you belong in the world. Charlie is an emotional character that has gone through difficult experiences and during

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    It is very interesting how food and eating play a surprisingly large part in Oscar Wilde’s play‚ The Importance of Being Earnest. Both appear to express many different things such as‚ demands and emotions within the play’s characters. Moreover‚ food and eating also seem to be the sources of a great deal of conflict because every time food is mentioned some type of dispute between the character arises. Also‚ these expressions seem to not be very appropriate‚ respectable‚ or polite enough to communicate

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    purpose or was that just a coincidence?” The question is following some discussion of circumstance‚ character‚ or wording. My response is always some version of‚ “There are no coincidences in [good] literature.” Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is a fast-paced comedy of errors and chance that shows the transitioning gender roles of the Victorian era. The play provides numerous laughs thanks to Wilde’s wit and wordsmithing. Contemporary audiences probably saw the play as an instrument

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