and not in a movie’s ability to go on location or add cinematic frills. In opening up Oscar Wilde’s 1895 comic masterpiece‚ ’’The Importance of Being Earnest‚’’ the director Oliver Parker‚ whose more straightforward adaptation of Wilde’s ’’Ideal Husband’’ three years ago found an agreeable balance between period lushness and linguistic precision‚ has gone overboard. What would Wilde have made of the embellishments Mr. Parker has tacked onto the play like a reckless dressmaker tarting up a Chanel
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How to find a Perfect Husband? A perfect husband is what every woman desires. But a good man is hard to find these days. Most men just want a one night stand. So‚ how do you find a good man? That question is a great puzzle when you’ve been jilted once. Well‚ the truth is . . . most men are afraid of commitment. Today‚ we live in a fast paced world. Many men want it and they want it now. What do they want? They want only the excitement of being with you and sharing your bed. Is it all about him
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a period from 1837 to 1901 of “peace‚ prosperity‚ refined sensibilities and national self-confidence for Britain.” (Victorian Era‚ 2015) Sexuality was dominated by men. It was meant for procreation and women were only there to service their husbands. Husbands that did not insist on having sex were actually considered admirable. Anyone with sexual desire was considered lower class. Being a single mother was so shamed upon that the mother would usually end up giving away their child to hospital‚ or
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I agree with King Arthur’s decree that women can own property in their own right. It was ludicrous that women should have to rely on husbands and family members to hold property in their name. Women need access to their own funds and land. “Also‚ I believe people should have the right to divorce‚ and women should be able to initiate that. What happens if a husband is cruel or turns out to be a terrible beast? Why should a woman be stuck with him until
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blind man‚ and the husband are alike in a couple ways‚ including the fact that they both care about the wife‚ and they both like to drink. The husband and Robert also have many differences; the husband is more judgmental than Robert‚ who has more of an open mind. There is the obvious difference that the husband is not blind like Robert. Carver wrote this story from the husband’s point of view‚ so we heard everything from him‚ and saw things the way he did. One thing the husband and Robert have in
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and India Introduction Developing country means the countries compared with the developed countries have lower degree of development of the economic and social aspects. Developing countries have a vast territory‚ large population‚ vast market and rich natural resources. There are many strategic places‚ in terms of economic‚ trade‚ or from the military‚ occupied an important strategic position. China is the largest developing country. Developed country Refers to a higher level of economic development
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Anne Bradstreet’s poem‚ "To My Dear and Loving Husband‚" is a short poem in which she shows her undying love and tenderness toward her husband. The poem has five stanzas‚ each stanza was ryhming couplets in the entire poem which are AABBCCDD and EEFF‚ the end of each word in each line are sharing the same rhythm and tone that gives the poem an arranged ‚organized ‚and musical structure. Also. it has twelve lines‚ the beginning word of the fifth line which is “I” we can infer that the poem is written
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An Ideal Husband Oscar Wilde Themes The Rococo Tapestry Act I takes place against the backdrop of a Rococo tapestry‚ a representation of François Boucher’s "Triumph of Love" (1754). The "Triumph" allegorizes the victory of love over power: Venus points to Vulcan’s conquered heart‚ and the god gazes up at her like a love-sick boy. Though the most obvious reading might consider the tapestry as prefiguring the defeat of Mrs. Cheveley and reconciliation of the play’s
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To her master‚ nay father‚ to her husband‚ nay brother; his handmaid‚ nay daughter‚ his spouse‚ nay sister: to ABELARD‚ HELOISE. Your letter written to a friend for his comfort‚ beloved‚ was lately brought to me by chance. Seeing at once from the title that it was yours‚ I began the more ardently to read it in that the writer was so dear to me‚ that I might at least be refreshed by his words as by a picture of him whose presence I have lost. Almost every line of that letter‚ I remember‚ was filled
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Parents always say that they want their children to follow their dreams‚ but that’s considered hypocritical when they don’t let their kids decided for themselves. In many cultures‚ the choice of education‚ job‚ and spouse is the parents’ decision and the children in question are expected to be obedient and learn to accept those decisions without requesting any other alternatives. The question is: how can these children obey their parents when they don’t get to live their own lives? In some rare situations
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