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    Literary Analysis Essay PICKERING: [rising and standing over him gravely] Come‚ Higgins! You know what I mean. If I’m to be in this business I shall feel responsible for that girl. I hope it’s understood that no advantage is to be taken of her position. HIGGINS. What! That thing! Sacred‚ I assure you. [Rising to explain] You see‚ she’ll be a pupil; and teaching would be impossible unless pupils were sacred. I’ve taught scores of American millionairesses how to speak English: the best looking

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    The Importance of Being Earnest By Oscar Wilde In The Importance of Being Earnest‚ Oscar Wilde uses word play in reference to the word “earnest.” Throughout his play‚ Wilde focuses on the matter of who is the most sincere or “earnest” and who is actually the person whose name is Ernest. The two main characters‚ Algernon Moncrieff and Jack Worthing‚ both claim to be Ernest for deceptive reasons. Wilde develops his characters Algernon and Jack in order to portray them as hypocritical to the definition

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    Vanessa Romero  Ap Lit  Data Sheet: The Importance of being Earnest  Title: The Importance of Being Earnest  Author: Oscar Wilde  Date of Publication: October 4‚ 2010  Pages: 106  ISBN Number: 9780415043687  Genre: Social Comedy  Biographical Information about the Author:  The famous writer‚ Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde‚ was born October 16‚ 1854 and died  November 30‚ 1900‚ but not before many of his works were published and recognised by many. Oscars  father‚ William Wilde‚ was a doctor who founded St

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    Importance of Being Earnest Act 1 Characters immediately establish the tone and social context of the play. References to “Lady Bracknell”‚ “Mr Moncrieff’s manservant” and the “governess” indicate that play involves wealthy upper class. The characters are of course constructs – Wilde uses them merely as mouth pieces to express/parody value judgements about morality and Victorian ideals of duty and virtue. Premise of the play is creation of a paradox – explores inability/impossibility of being

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    What does The Importance of Being Earnest reveal about the upper classes Victorian society? The importance of being Earnest reveals numerous traits that the upper classes Victorian society embodies. However‚ this essay will only focus on and account for the exposure of certain traits. Namely‚ the moral laxity that is conveyed through the appalling ideas and views on love and marriage (Hozra‚2012:1)‚ the wilful obtuseness among the society and the immense hypocrisy and immorality that is evident

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    The Importance of Being Earnest Satire Essay “There is something in that name that seems to inspire absolute confidence.”(Act1part2/Act2part2‚Wilde) The drama The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde‚ is a satire on love‚ relationships and women. Wilde showcases two different types of women that hopelessly fall in love with “Earnest” the name‚ not the man. Gwendolen comes from a high society in which the look of honesty and integrity are highly sought after‚ which is exactly why she

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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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    outfits and witty language. While loved for his fashion and speech‚ he also went through hardships and discrimination because of his lifestyle. Oscar Wilde’s struggles‚ life circumstances‚ and societal views are reflected in his play The Importance of Being Earnest‚ and are still relevant today. Oscar Wilde became a lively and popular character in his adult life.

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    Answer 3: Food plays an important part in any situation; it can make or break the problems. In the Importance of Being Earnest‚ food plays a very vital role in helping create movement in the plot. The play‚ importance of being earnest by Oscar Wilde uses food as an essential motif /symbol of an act of working out problems. Set in the Victorian era the tea time custom is vastly a part of the play. From the very beginning where Algernon is questioned about the “cucumber sandwiches” he claims “I believe

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    How serious can we take The Importance of Being Earnest as being a play that criticizes social norms and values? There is nothing earnest about this play‚ at least on the surface. It’s a giant critism of the Victorian era‚ when middle class behavior governed everything from communication to sexuality. The most important rules applied to marriage and were always a popular topic in Victorian plays‚ and one that interested Wilde‚ who was married to a woman but sexually involved with men. During

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