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    Charlie- He is the main character; Strange & conserved. He seems to over think everything! He’s always in his head‚ trying to think through some of life’s great mysteries. He has all sorts of ideas on what he wants to be when he gets older‚ but he never seems to actually do anything to work toward those goals. Although his heart is in the right place‚ that doesn’t stop Charlie from beating people to a pulp. He has major anger issues. Sam-Charlie is attracted to Sam from the moment he meets

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    One feature to realize about The Importance of Being Earnest and Pride and Prejudice is that they are both similar in a comedic manner for readers to feel entertained. However‚ what separates the two stories are their themes; whereas The Importance of Being Earnest was written based on how society was around the Victorian Era in satirical form‚ while on the other hand Pride and Prejudice is concerned more with the idea of how love can overcome all obstacles despite the fact that two different people

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    Comparing and Contrasting Works by Kundera and Khaled Hosseini The unbearable lightness of being was published in Paris in 1984 by Czech author Milan Kundera. The novel is a mix of genre-defying mix of historical fiction‚ love stories‚ philosophy‚ and experimentation with narrative technique. Set mostly in Prague in the late 1960s‚ the novel focuses on the love lives of four Czech intellectuals as they struggle with relationships‚ sex‚ politics‚ and the military occupation of their country. The

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    Gwendolyn in the Importance of Being Earnest. Be sure to consider the personalities of each woman as you analyze how the demand’s and requirements of courtship dominate her attention and her interactions with others. The Differences and Similarities Between Two Sets of Sisters In Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility‚ the two characters‚ Elinor and Marianne Dashwood‚ represent sense and sensibility‚ respectively. In Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest‚ the character‚ Gwendolyn

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    “Humour‚ like drama‚ arises from conflict”‚ to what extent is conflict the source of comedy in Ernest? Throughout the duration of the play‚ “The Importance of being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde‚ conflict is a running theme which sparks a certain amount of comedy‚ however‚ it is debatable matter on weather conflict is the only source of comedy in the play. It becomes apparent throughout the play that conflict usually comes about in result of differences views on a matter‚ which is relevant to the play

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    The Importance of Being Earnest—Oscar Wilde Plot Summary: 1. Mr. Earnest Worthing (Jack) enters Algernon Moncrieff’s flat in the Mayfair section of London’s Went End claiming to be visiting in town for “pleasure”. When Algernon informs him that Lady Bracknell and Gwendolen will be coming by‚ Jack‚ delighted‚ confides in Algernon of his intentions to propose to Gwendolen. 2. Jack and Algernon have a debate over whether the subject of marriage is of “business” or “pleasure” which eventually

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    Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ A Trivial Comedy For Serious People is a play about two friends Jack Worthing and Algernon (Algy) Moncrieff. In order to get away from their lives the two men invent fictitious characters to explain their absence (Jack invents Earnest while Algy invents Bunbury) from the country in Jack’s case and town in Algy’s. To complicate matters the two men then fall in love Jack with Gwendolen‚ Algy’s cousin and Algy with Jacks ward Cecily. Both women believe

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    Are famous people treated unfairly by the media? Should they be given more privacy‚ or is the price of their fame an invasion into their private lives? Many girls want to be as beautiful as Paris Hilton and many boys want to be as popular as David Beckham. Who doesn’t want to be a celebrity? They have all the things that common people can dream of‚ fans‚ designer clothes‚ luxurious cars‚ and the list goes on. Their lavish style of living keeps them in the eye of public and media. As a result

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    society judges the same situation. Oscar Wilde‚ the playwright of The Importance of Being Earnest‚ takes these preconceptions in and inverts the practices that we perceive to be true in order to advocate social and political change. By emphasizing these discrepancies in marriage and the social aristocracy‚ Wilde satirizes Victorian traditions and ultimately advocates change. The Characters in The Importance of Being Earnest melodramatize unlikely matters concerning society and class‚ which illustrate

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    epigrams that displays his humour and disrespect towards the society. “Of course the music is a great difficulty. You see‚ if one plays good music‚ people don’t listen‚ and if one plays bad music‚ people don’t talk.” here is Algy’s wit and wisdom being displayed as he is trying to say people do not appreciate good music. He would even praise his own humour from time to time: “It’s perfectly phrased”. All through the play‚ he acts similar to a man who does not have anything better to do but to admire

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