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    While the Victorian era is remembered for having strict social rules and high expectations‚ one man decided to stand out. Oscar Wilde rose to fame with a likeable and larger-than-life personality that went against the cultural norms. His bold societal and political views‚ as well as his satirical plays‚ made him a popular character. He enjoyed expressing himself through colorful outfits and witty language. While loved for his fashion and speech‚ he also went through hardships and discrimination because

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    Initially‚ Wilde describes Dorian as one who “had kept himself unspotted from the world” (18). This epithet functions as a control to drastically juxtapose and emphasize his dramatic transformation to a man of very little morality. At this point‚ Dorian’s unique disposition

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    poor society. These stories teach us realistic lessons in life‚ that selfishness and charity do not collide with each other. Oscar Wilde shows that consequences of the selfish giant and that you will get nowhere in life if you treat people only for your own benefit. The story of "The Happy Prince" argues the statements made in the selfish giant can be overthrown. Wilde shows the lesson of charity is more powerful then the unselfish love of the selfish giant. I shall argue that helping people to

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    Evan Marks Professor Boylan Class ENG 104-01 12/6/11 Illusions of Madness: Performance in Lady Audley’s Secret and The Picture of Dorian Grey Often quarantined from society at large‚ the mentally unstable of the Victorian era were simultaneously subjects of fascination and disgust‚ societal examination and segregation. Differing from centuries past‚ Victorian England expressed a desire to more closely understand the meaning of madness‚ as psychological historian Elaine Showalter notes: “By

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    _____________________________________Date_______________ Margrit von Braun iii Abstract This thesis examines the influence of Edgar Allan Poe on Oscar Wilde and argues that Wilde used several Gothic motifs and themes in the fashion of Poe in his production of The Picture of Dorian Gray. While many scholars note the significance of Poe in Wilde’s works‚ there is currently no substantial assessment of Wilde using Poe in his own writings. This study aims to alleviate this gap in scholarship by closely examining the Poe stories

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    English III Honors   Summer Work    The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde Reading Questions  1. Explain how Wilde uses satire to critique Victorian society.    Throughout the entire play Oscar Wilde critiques the Victorian society through each of  the characters. The characters represent the Victorian era but have twisted views on the major  emotions love and marry that are mentioned in the play continuously. Wilde depicts the  society in which the characters live in as superficial. During the Victorian era

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    How does Oscar Wilde make Hester and Mrs Arbuthnot contrasting characters? Oscar Wilde has many characters through ‘A Woman of No Importance’ that have contrasting personalities and backgrounds‚ but the characters with a clear‚ most definite contrast are Hester and Mrs Arbuthnot. Mrs Arbuthnot is known to the readers of the play and the characters in the play as a ‘fallen woman’. She has run off with at least two men whilst married and has now developed a reputation with the rest of the community

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    A Biblical Comparison to The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is the story of a man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for eternal youth. Dorian Gray is a young man of extraordinary beauty and innocence. Basil Hallward‚ a young talented artist‚ recognizes the purity and attractiveness of Dorian and he paints a portrait of him which captures all the life and loveliness of Dorian’s soul. Lord Henry Wotten‚ a member of the idle aristocracy of London‚ is

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    ones moral standards. Throughout the book‚ the theme of immoral actions is reoccurring in many different ways. During this era‚ meeting moral standards was very important to society. There was a fine line between what was moral and immoral. Oscar Wilde uses a variety of characters and situation to show that much of this book could be seen as immoral. The Picture of Dorian Gray presents many different aspects to it that could seen as immoral‚ such as‚ murder and hatred‚ Narcissism and Hedonism.

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    prowess in the arts‚ especially in the art of acting. While Dorian claims to be in love with Sibyl‚ what he has truly fallen for is her acting prowess. (Wilde p. 55) Dorian soon meets the young Sibyl face to face and begins wooing her. (Wilde p. 57) Sibyl‚ being young and impressionable‚ falls for the charming young man and truly believes he loves her (Wilde p. 65) Dorian is so enthralled with the acting prowess of the young woman that he invites his companions to bear witness for themselves. Unfortunately

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