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    Receptionist : No problem we will facilitate it and you must be hurry because the restaurant will close 30 minutes again. This is the key and the bell boy will accompany all of you. Andin : Thank you. Receptionist : You are welcome. "THE TOO POLITE CONVERSATION" Performed by: Yusuf‚ Heni and Rudi Situation: (Heni is waiting for a bus in the Bus Stop. Suddenly‚ Yusuf is coming to sit down beside her) Yusuf: So you are waiting for the bus too‚ right? Heni: Yes. But actually I’m confusing

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    ‘The Importance Of Being Earnest’? A Doll’s House and The Importance of Being Earnest were both written in the late nineteenth century at a period in time when gender roles in society were not only significant to the structure of society but were restrictive and oppressive to individuals. This was particularly true in the case of women who were seen as the upholders of morals in polite society and were expected to behave accordingly. A Doll’s House and The Importance of Being Earnest challenge

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    s Wilde upholding the gender stereotypes of this time?I truly believe that Wilde is upholding the gender stereotypes of this time in the book The Importance of Being Earnest. Men are to support the wife and family in this time while the woman are to be at home at the house doing chores and making the food. Wilde never lied about the day to day doings of the men‚ woman‚ and children. He gives all of the characters their own personality‚ men to be supporting the wife and kids finically and the women

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    Three Passage Analysis – The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde used comedy as the primary means of communicating the key themes of his play. In particular he used satire to ridicule the hypocrisy of the strict code of behaviors that characterized the late Victorian era. His use of satire is intended to spotlight the shortcomings of the Victorian era and highlight social issues at play that he personally condemned. Of particular importance in the play are the strict rules of behaviour concerning

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    who threw a passenger out of his lift the other morning and was fined for the offence was undoubtedly in the wrong. It was a question of ’Please’. The complainant entering the lift‚ said‚ ’Top’. The lift-man demanded ’Top-please’ and this concession being refused he not only declined to comply with the instruction‚ but hurled the passenger out of the lift. This‚ of course was carrying a comment on manner too far. Discourtesy is not a legal offence‚ and it does not excuse assault and battery. If a burglar

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    literal meaning of what’s being said. It’s come to the point where people will state these quaint‚ polite sayings while totally disregarding the other person’s response. Polite speech does make a person look respectable‚ but the negative effects outweigh this form of conversation. There is no point for a people to employ polite phrases if it takes away from the emotional standpoint and isn’t essential to gain another’s respect with

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    Lady Augusta Bracknell In The Importance of Being Ernest The most memorable character and one who has a tremendous impact on the audience is Lady Augusta Bracknell. Wilde’s audience would have identified most with her titled position and bearing. Wilde humorously makes her the tool of the conflict‚ and much of the satire. She serves well the plot and the theme of the play. She is the strong hand who forces the whole play to move forward with a happy ending. . Generally‚ Lady Bracknell is first

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    Is The Importance of Being Earnest A Realistic Fiction? Realistic fiction is stories about imaginary people and/or events that can actually happen (Cullinan‚ 1989). The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde may seem realistic but‚ in fact‚ it is not. Fictional characters of the Victorian Period and various occasions of ridicule represent nothing but sarcastically mirror the reality of the Victorian society. The characters look humane and world view seems to be based on the Victorian society

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    What comedic conventions does Wilde use in ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’? ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ is considered to be Oscar Wilde’s masterpiece written in 1895. His work here involves mistaken identity‚ satire (social/class rankings)‚ incredible wit and much more. It is theorised that this script was written in slight reflection of Wilde’s own life; he himself led a double life due to his sexuality. The incongruity theory is applied in this script throughout. At the beginning an

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    Marriage is often depicted as a sacred union of love‚ communication‚ loyalty and companionship. For some it is simply a legal contract or social institution that binds two people together for a “lifetime commitment”. Oscar’s Wilde’s “The importance of being earnest”‚ deconstructs the former interpretation of marriage‚ highlighting its trivialities and the comedic journey to finding a spouse. Likewise‚ Samuel Beckett’s “Happy Days” suggests that marriage is not all a bed of roses by highlighting the main

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