Teacher’s notes LEVEL 2 PENGUIN READERS Teacher Support Programme The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde Act 1‚ pages 1–6 (line 8): The play begins in the sitting room of Algernon Moncrieff ’s flat in London. Algernon is expecting a visit from his aunt‚ Lady Bracknell. Before she arrives‚ his friend‚ Jack Worthing‚ visits him. Jack declares that he intends to marry Lady Bracknell’s daughter‚ Gwendolen. Algernon points out that Jack has overlooked the problem with another girl called
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Title: The Perks of Being a Wallflower Author: Stephen Chbosky Extended written text: Novel In The Perks of Being a Wallflower‚ some of the characters in this text judge Charlie’s muteness as him being socially awkward and a freak and does not see it as the way of him coping with his sense of personal responsibility of a disturbin family secret that he has repressed for his entire life. Although to be completely honest I labsolutely loved the supporting characters for being there and supporting
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"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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The Importance of Being Earnest‚ by Oscar 1 The Importance of Being Earnest‚ by Oscar The Project Gutenberg eBook‚ The Importance of Being Earnest‚ by Oscar Wilde This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it‚ give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The Importance of Being Earnest A Trivial Comedy for Serious People Author:
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definition of a good father is as individual as the individuals involved themselves. A good father is able to support his children’s strengths‚ along with being able to help them overcome their weaknesses. He is able to do this without appearing to be a know-it-all. The ability to show by example how to live life‚ while not being afraid to make mistakes and not to be perfect all the time are also very important characteristic. Atticus was by that definition a very good father. Whenever
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on the buildings and everything that makes you wonder. You’re listening to that song on that drive with the people you love most in this world. Just in this moment‚ I swear...We are infinite.” This quote is from Charlie‚ in the movie The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. This movie is about a lonely boy who finds himself and his friends. Charlie is a freshman his friends‚ Patrick and Sam‚ who are seniors‚ take him in and show him there is much more to life than meets the eye. Throughout
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower is about a high school freshman named Charlie‚ who is struggling with his best friend’s suicide and inner loneliness. He begins to write letters to a stranger that he has never met‚ but knows is a good person and will listen to what he is saying. Charlie has a very large interest in writing and also has a passion for reading. So much so that his English teacher gives him extra assignments. He meets what will become his two best friends at a football game‚ Sam and Patrick
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The Unheard Voice of Commitment What the reader understands of the infidelity of Milan Kundera’s characters in The Unbearable Lightness of Being is a mere distraction from the real substance of the story and of the character’s real purpose. Kundera offers the reader a red herring and only through close examination can one dissect and abstract the true essence of each character’s thread that links them to one another in this story. For it is not clearly seen: in fact‚ it can not be seen at all
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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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Misunderstood I have seen all types of graffiti; Latin Kings gang tags on rain road electrical boxes‚ to planned and beautiful wall art at Oak Street beach in Chicago. I’ve met people that paint graffiti illegally; I live in Chicago where graffiti thrive‚ so I feel it’s safe to say I’m immersed in the art. I appreciate it because I don’t assume all of it is corrupt‚ I see the message they are trying to convey. Recently‚ graffiti artists have come under serious attack by the media and authority
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