INTRODACTION Victorian literature was produced during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901). Often considered a bridge between the romantic-era works of the previous century and what would become the literature of the newly industrialized world of the twentieth century‚ Victorian literature is characterized by a strong sense of morality‚ and it frequently champions the downtrodden. It is also often equated with prudishness and oppression‚ and while this is sometimes true‚ Victorian literature is
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future‚ they see flying cars‚ robots‚ and extremely intellectual people. The Time Machine‚ by H.G. Wells‚ begs a different idea. As humans evolve‚ are they becoming an entity that is becoming undeveloped‚ controlled‚ and disciplined by Nature? In Victorian England‚ when The Time Machine was published for the first time‚ there was a new idea about evolution called “Social Darwinism.” Social Darwinism is “a 19th-century theory‚ inspired by Darwinism‚ by which the social order is accounted as the product
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Analysis of "Dover Beach" The Victorian Age was a different time period. It was the beginning of a new civilization based on industry‚ time‚ and money. The values brought about by the changing times were hard for the British to cope with. Conflicting ideas of science and religion‚ education and work‚ and not reflecting upon actions‚ caused confusion that was associated with the Victorian Age. Mathew Arnold observed the problem of the changing times and sought after answers to the problems that
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“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky‚ in the street‚ fashion has to do with ideas‚ the way we live‚ what is happening.” - Coco Chanel. All throughout history‚ fashion has always been important. During the mid-1500s‚ Queen Elizabeth I came into power and drastically changed the fashion of England. The fashion of the Elizabethan Era shaped the culture and made an impact on the era and its people. Elizabethan upper class’s clothing was elaborate and very layered
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exaggerating the upper-class morals and the frivolity of the characters. The satire that is portrayed in the play is very obvious‚ however today requires to match with the context of the times‚ Wilde’s satire is centered in the aristocratic lives of the Victorian social system‚ this is first recognised when Algernon first introduced‚ immediately posed as a hypocrite‚ eating cucumber sandwiches that he told Jack not to eat‚ Algernon is also narcissistic ‚ when at the piano he states that “I don’t play accurately
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Charlotte Bronte’s novel Jane Eyre embraces many feminist views in opposition to the Victorian feminine ideal. Charlotte Bronte herself was among the first feminist writers of her time‚ and wrote this book in order to send the message of feminism to a Victorian-Age Society in which women were looked upon as inferior and repressed by the society in which they lived. This novel embodies the ideology of equality between a man and woman in marriage‚ as well as in society at large. As a feminist writer
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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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‘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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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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triumphant action. However‚ in the Victorian era‚ where the play “A Doll’s House” takes place‚ this event was unheard of and completely outrageous. Women mostly served the same purpose in every relationship and every household so the idea of being an individual and finding their interests was entirely unimportant. Many times in literature‚ a deeper meaning can be found within the text. The drama “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen‚ conveys a scenario that represents Victorian views and women’s place in society
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