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    needed to follow specific guidelines. In Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest‚ these expectations can be identified through Algernon and Jack‚ the “earnest” men of the play. Men had a greater influence and power than women‚ but there are many steps to take to be considered a “men.” The process is quite tiring; men didn’t only need to gain women’s respect‚ but also impress society as a whole and their peers sharing the same gender. Being a man was hard‚ they are the victims of social pressure

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    English 11-2 19 April 2013 The Importance of Being Earnest Pseudo-Relations Undertaking countless adventures‚ Shawn and Gus have built an unbreakable bond‚ symbolizing true friendship and the priceless benefits of companionship. The television show Psych‚ is the epitome of bonds built through time‚ as the main characters strive to save Santa Barbara‚ California from mayhem by causing havoc of their own. In the same way‚ Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest‚ introduces relationships through

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    Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Earnest The Novel The Importance of Being Earnest was more enjoyable to me than the film. The reason for this was‚ while my imagination pictured the story and the visuals of the people and the settings quite similar to the on-screen portrayal‚ my mind’s images were more enjoyable. The differences portrayed on film were distinctive in the characters‚ scenery‚ and mostly the soundtrack I had not envisioned while reading the play. While they absolutely worked

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    A Trivial Comedy for Serious People Oscar Wilde mocked his audience while he entertained them. Perhaps his most loved and well-known work‚ The Importance of Being Earnest‚ satirises the manners and affections of the upper-class Victorian society. Satire is a literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness‚ usually with the intent of changing or correcting the subject of the satirical attack. The play focuses on the elite‚ while making fun of the ludicrousness and extremity

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    二、结题报告 |Realistic Concern in The Importance of Being Earnest | | | |外国语言文学院 张源 | |指导教师 张琼

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    After learning about the Victorian Era‚ we watched the film/play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. The Importance of Being Earnest is a satire comedy where the main characters‚ John and Algernon‚ create fictitious people to escape from oppressive social obligations. Before watching the film‚ I had no clue what the play was about. I honestly had never really heard of the characteristics and social classes of the Victorian Era. After watching the play‚ I now have a better understanding

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    women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his.”  “The only way to behave to a woman is to make love to her‚ if she is pretty‚ and to some one else‚ if she is plain.”  GWENDOLEN FAIRFAX “In matters of grave importance‚ style‚ not sincerity is the vital thing.”  “The home seems to me to be the proper sphere for man. And certainly once a man begins to neglect his domestic duties he becomes painfully effeminate‚ does he not?”  DR. CHASUBLE “What seem to

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    Forsyth Major Works Data Sheet AP Literature and Composition Class Period: 3B Title of Work: Jane Eyre Author: Charlotte Brontë Date of Publication: October 16‚ 1847 Genre: Bildungsroman‚ Governess Novel‚ Gothic (Romantic)‚ Victorian (Realism) Characteristics of the Genre: Bildungsroman: A Bildungsroman is translated from German to literally mean a “novel of education.” It is a coming-of-age novel. It is clear that Jane Eyre is a Bildungsroman because the

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    WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 4 ANALYSIS OF HUMOR IN THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST The Importance of Being Earnest is replete with two elements: pun and paradox. These two are played up immensely to present a very humorous approach to cultural criticism. In essence‚ it is a satirical comedy on the aristocratic class during the Victorian Era. The text is full of epigrams that expose the characters’ views on lying‚ marriage‚ reputation‚ society‚ gender‚ romance and love. Additionally‚ the play keeps

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    "The Importance of Being Earnest" is the drama written by Oscar Wilde. Wilde played it in the Victorian era. During this period‚ people had the very restricted lives. In addition‚ the petit bourgeoisie was appeared. They got a lot of money in this society‚ by the development of the science and the industry. The middle class didn’t have any leadership‚ but tried to pretend like the nobility and becoming as the snob. Furthermore‚ the dignity was the most important thing to them. It was the circumstance

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