Title of Work: The Importance of Being Earnest Author: Oscar Wilde Date of Publication: 1895 Genre: Social satire/Drama/comedy in mannerisms Writing Style: Epigrams‚ puns‚ repetition Point of View: third person omniscient Setting/Atmosphere: London‚ England‚ ends in country side‚ Hertfordshire Plot Development: Act I: Jack visits Algy in city‚ he’s in love with Gwendolen (Algy’s cousin)‚ Algy brings up cigarette case‚ jack reveals his true identity ‚ tells who Cecily is‚ Algy like cesily just from
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My topic of discussion is the humor and irony that is used in the play The Importance of Being Earnest written by Oscar Wilde. In the play the comedy and dramatic irony used made the plot and material engaging. By giving a description of comedy and dramatic irony‚ it is hopeful that you can see and understand why I felt his writing provided the characteristics of both in my analysis. The puns and paradox that were used created the comedic aspect within the play and the dramatic irony which was shown
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vary from genetic makeup to the way certain things are perceived. Men perceive matters in a different way than women do as shown in Wilde’s play‚ The Importance of Being Earnest. In The Importance of Being Earnest men have better relationships considering women are more likely to argue with each other‚ because men generally don’t see matters as being earnest like women do. Unlike Gwendolen and Cecily’s relationship‚ Algernon and Jack’s relationship remains positive throughout the play. In the beginning
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The Importance of Being Earnest is a well-known play‚ written by an Anglo-Irish playwright‚ novelist‚ poet‚ and critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest playwrights of the Victorian Era. He was born in Dublin on 16 October 1854. In his lifetime he wrote nine plays‚ one novel‚ and numerous poems‚ short stories‚ and essays. Among his work the most popular and well-known are “The Picture of Dorian Gray”‚ “The Importance of Being Earnest”‚ “The Ballad of Reading Gaol”. Wilde was a proponent of
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when striving to be mission ready. Its implemented on a daily basis in order to prepare you for this. Most overlook the importance of being on time. Its often overlooked because they do not feel its going to affect anyone but themselves. They are sadly mistaken. Being late becomes a
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Line 447-592 The Importance of Being Earnest was a satirical comedy written by Oscar Wilde with the express intention of highlighting the absurdity and‚ by modern standards‚ moral hypocrisy of the English upper classes in the late Victorian era. One of the ways in which this is done is through the characters perceived pragmatic approach to romance. In this essay I shall particularly focus on Lady Bracknell for I feel she is the most exaggerated manifestation of upper class values‚ and therefore provides
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In the play ’The Importance of Being Earnest’ Wilde effecively uses wit to satirize the idea of earnestness. Victorians have been very fond of the idea of hard work‚ sincerity and an earnest lifestyle which was perfectly ideal for them. However‚ Wilde’s use of irony shows that none of the characters in the play prove to be any of those ideals. He therefore satrizies hypocrisy and false ideals which mock their authentic presence. Wilde mocks the high society with the high status characters which
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In Act 2 of The Importance of Being Earnest‚ Oscar Wilde uses irony to comment on the‚ absurd nature of the Victorian morals and values‚ context as well as highlight the satire‚ that he implemented‚ and humour. In the scene‚ Cecily admonishes Algy‚ who is pretending to be Ernest by saying‚ "I hope you have not been leading a double life‚ pretending to be wicked and being really good all the time. That would be hypocrisy." This is a use of dramatic irony as usually the act of being a hypocrite is
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The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is regarded by many as one of the wittiest plays in the English language. However‚ it is not simply a “trivial comedy‚” as its title proposes‚ but also a cutting satire appraising the conventions of Victorian society‚ chiefly the upper class. Much of Wilde’s social commentary is portrayed through the speech of the dictatorial Lady Bracknell‚ who embodies Victorian upper class conventions. Having ascended to her current high social
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