In Antigone and The Importance of Being Earnest‚ both protagonists strive for freedom in societies where social conventions define the quality of life. Antigone‚ a teenage girl‚ fights against her male-driven society to bury her brother‚ even though she is aware of the grave consequences she will face if she does rebel against the social conventions already set in place. Jack‚ a man who lives a double life creates his second identity solely for freedom‚ and his friend‚ Algernon also has a second
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husband’s doll-wife. The author portrays the main character as being a doll controlled by her owner in a similarity of the wife being controlled by her husband. Since the play was written during 1879‚ it was heavily influenced by the Victorian time period. During the Victorian Era‚ women of Nora’s high status were very confined as people because they were expected to be submissive to their husbands. Women were only expected to stay at home and take care of the household and the children. This unrealism and
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Charles Dickens’ and his works are products of what’s referred to as the Victorian Era. Quite literally the time period lasting through the rain of Queen Victoria (1837-1901)‚ it is often characterized by the height of the British Industrial Revolution. Authors of the period‚ Dickens’ in particular‚ discussed through there works social inequality and a sense of disgust with the shortcomings of class division. Dickens’‚ A Tale of Two Cities was no exception. The idea for a Tale of Two Cities was
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‘Literature about love is invariably sad. It shows that the price we pay for love in youth is an age spent grieving its loss’ It can be argued that romantic literature is not invariably sad as although most literature about love spends a great deal of depth on the grieving of characters this is always prevailed by some form of inner happiness or realisation even if it is through death. Gatsby‚ in Fitzgerald’s novel can be argued to have not grieved from his loss of love as he never gains that realisation
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McLaughlin ENG 102 TH 7 C Topic: Research Paper on The Importance of Being Earnest Essay 4 How does Oscar Wilde satirize Victorian society in his play The Importance of Being Earnest? What is the genre of the play? Sure‚ it is a comedy‚ but where does Wilde put the emphasis on? Social satire. Social satire is a weapon using comedy in order to take a subject‚ in this case the Victorian Era‚ and ridicule it. In this sense‚ comedy is not only to entertain but also educate. Thus‚ the play makes us not only
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Written in the late 19th century Brom Stokers Dracula the danger of female sexuality was put on display. Brom stokers Dracula dealt a lot with Victorian women and how they were belittle. There were certain standards women had to meet to be considered Victorian women. In the Victorian society women had very narrow gender roles. There were two paths a women could take she could be pure and virginal which would include being a mother and a wife. Or you were regarded to as a whore or expendable to the
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control and wealth to overcome the issues of today. Jane Eyre embodies the heart of the feminist struggling that began amidst the Victorian era. Jane Eyre acquires an education‚ which was fairly rare for women of the age. With her education Jane Eyre avoids the common path of domestic servitude‚ choosing to live as an equal with Mr. Rochester. Class structure in Victorian England: Jane Eyre spends her life struggling to avoid the conformist nature of class. When she is given a large sum of
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A Marxist Criticism on "The Importance of Being Earnest" "Excuse me Geoffrey‚ could you get me some more water. I’m terribly thirsty‚ and the weather out here isn’t doing any good for my complexion." declares the man as he sighs in exhaustion. "Right away sir‚ anything else?" proclaims the servant. "No that will be all." says the man as he waves off the servant. So is this the scene of yesteryear’s society or one of today’s‚ well in actuality it can be either. In today’s world the rich
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opening chapters. When Charlotte Bronte wrote "Jane Eyre" in 1847‚ it became an immediate bestseller. It contained themes of which were previously rarely brought to light and of which many believed to be controversial‚ such as women’s place in the Victorian society‚ of which Bronte lived in. "Jane Eyre" was written in first person narrative. This technique immediately allows the reader to relate to and connect with the main character’s emotions and experiences‚ and her isolation. In this book‚ the author
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While reading the Victorian novel Jane Eyre‚ one can take away various life lessons dependent upon which lens of criticism they choose to approach the novel with. Chris Lewis’ article “Separate Spheres and Women’s Status in 19th Century England” accurately outlines the treatment and conformity that women faced during this time period. In Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre‚ the feminist ideals of the Victorian Era are undoubtedly criticized. Through the lens of feminism‚ it is noted that the 19th century
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