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    The Importance of Being Victorian: Oscar Wilde “The truth is rarely pure and never simple. Modern life would be very tedious if it were either‚ and modern literature a complete impossibility” (Wilde 14). As a brilliant writer of the 1800’s‚ Oscar Wilde devoted the majority of his works towards unveiling the harsh truths of the Victorian society. Leading a life of deception himself‚ he chose to showcase his distastes for the social injustice he saw around him with unrestrained humor. Being the first

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    People are constantly being exposed to societal “trends” and “expectations” around them in their cultures‚ therefore it is difficult for one to stay fully unique. One may choose to diminish societal influence and preserve their individualism by: Restricting standard social influences‚ creating a distinct identity‚ and keeping honesty as best policy. In The Importance of Being Earnest‚ Oscar Wilde‚ satirically illustrates the image of two men Jack and Algernon fighting for the most precious women

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    College of Florida The Importance of Being Earnest: A tale of Victorian mockery  "Every word and every part of an individual was expected to be in accordance with the rigid moral and behavior rules‚ and each‚ even the slightest deviation from the rule was considered an offence which made the delinquent publicly disgraced. Even literature and art had its cannons which were to be respected" (Mathews‚ 2009). In Oscar Wilde ’s satirical comedy‚ The Importance of Being Earnest‚ Victorian hypocrisy is

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    read that Romeo and Juliet both die. I had expected them both to live happily. And also‚ Shakespeare wrote a tragedy and all the main characters in a tragedy die. That was my analysis on why Shakespeare decided such a tragic end for his heroes and how I would have written an alternative

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    The Importance Of Being Earnest “Women’s roles are often tokenistic in dramatic comedy” To what extent do you believe this to be the case in relation to the play you have been studying? In dramatic comedy it can often be said that women’s roles are ‘tokenistic’ which essentially means: that women are there to serve a little more than the minimum‚ or may not serve much of a purpose at all‚ they may also follow social stereotypes during the era of this literary piece. In this essay I will be

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    In our world today‚ fate vs. free will remains the biggest mystery of all‚ the Greeks believed that there is an underlying relationship of free mans will exist within fate which the Greeks believed guided the universe in a harmonious purpose. Man was free to choose and was ultimately held responsible for his own actions. A wise man will make good decisions in his life; an ignorant and stubborn man won’t be so fortunate.  The play “Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles demonstrates that this concept of free will

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    identity. The play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde is a clear example of when individuals find that their identities are being suppressed by society and‚ therefore‚ find ways to express who they want to be or who they are in different‚ more creative ways. Two factors that influence a person’s identity the most are circumstances and society. Circumstances influence a person’s values‚ morals‚ and ideals‚ while societies‚ specifically strict societies such as the Victorian era‚ suppress

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    4) How Does Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest Challenge Constructions of Sexuality? Oscar Wilde; the renowned Irish writer is most commonly known for his famed social comedies‚ including: Lady Windermere’s Fan‚ A Women of No Importance and of course The Importance of Being Earnest. Regrettably this period of fame was followed by his fall into public disgrace and time spent in Reading Gaol after the critical libel suit from the father of his lover; Lord Alfred Douglas. While Wilde is now known

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    Aspects of comedy‚ present in pages 1-10 of ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ Numerous aspects of comedy can be found in pages one to ten of ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’. The aspect of servants and masters is one that presents itself immediately in the play‚ through the relationship that exists between Algernon‚ the ‘master’‚ and Lane‚ the servant. The first thing that is spoken about between these two characters‚ is Algernon’s piano playing. Upon being asked “Did you hear what I was

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    view‚ has lost its sting’ (Edouard Roditi) To what extent do you agree with this response to the play? By Molly Campbell With the definition of a satire being‚ ‘the use of humour‚ irony‚ exaggeration‚ or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity’‚ it is ludicrous to even propose that The Importance of Being Earnest is anything other than a satirical play‚ as the characters relishing in the upper class of the Victorian period unknowingly mock their own habits acquired to them due

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