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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The Importance Of Being Earnest A trivial comedy for serious people By Oscar Wilde Characters: John(Ernest/Jack) Worthing: tries to be honest; polite; was found in a handbag at Victoria station as a baby; in love with Gwendolen;suitor of Gwendolen; best friend of Algeron; he`s the guardian of Cecily; conscious of his duty‚ tries to satisfy everyone‚ intelligent‚ lives in the countryside‚but uses a synonym to get to
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effective. Technique 1 – The Cool Wall The Cool Wall is my favorite retrospective technique at the moment as it is not only very effective but also a lot of fun. I discovered it while browsing blog posts on the web looking for new retrospective techniques to try out. I am a fan of the UK motoring show Top Gear and this technique is based on an occasional segment from the show‚ “The Cool Wall.” In the show the presenters Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond decide how cool various cars are by placing
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handle things. Who doesn’t want to be the cool family in the neighborhood? It is a great way to make new friends‚ to always know what your kids are up to‚ and to enjoy your free time. So‚ what can you do to become the "cool" family in the neighborhood? And from now on‚ I will introduce my next door neighbor named Zoila Miciano. She’s a kind of person that is really funny and always smile all the time. We were open to each. We’re just so cool like everybody else. Most of the time I did give
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The Coolest Invention Are you tired of being hot? Well‚ air conditioners are your friend. In 1902‚ the first modern electrical air condition was invented by Willis Haviland Carrier. The reason for it was to solve some problems a printer was having with papers in the summer (“Title” 1). Air conditioners and refrigerators worked the same way. Instead of cooling just the small‚ insulated space inside of a refrigerator‚ an air conditioner cools a room‚ whole house‚ and/or entire business. Air
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“The sole purpose of The Importance of Being Earnest is to amuse.” To what extent do you agree? The play The Importance of Being Earnest was written by Oscar Wilde in 1894. It is a farcical comedy in which the main protagonists maintain a fictional persona to escape from social obligations‚ and keep it up throughout the play. It has also been known as ‘A Trivial Comedy For Serious People’. The character of Jack Worthing has the persona of Ernest‚ who is his brother‚ whilst the character of
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Andre Joshua Perez Satire in the Importance of Being Earnest Essay The use of comedy helps bring books‚ movies and plays to life. In some cases‚ it is even written around the idea of comedy itself. The play Importance of Being Earnest written by Oscar Wilde criticizes the aspect of the aristocratic life in the Victorian era by making fun of them with a term called satire. In the play‚ Wilde creatively uses three different types of irony. These being: verbal‚ dramatic and situational forms of irony
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schedule of the whole day. The atmosphere during the moonlit night is surcharged with calmness and quietness‚ particularly in the countryside which is away from the clamour and noise of city. The plants and trees and whole atmosphere bathed in the cool light of the moon present an enchanting sight. Walking in such an atmosphere really fills with joy. It elevates our spirit. It invigorates us for better thinking and ideas. We are filled with renewed energy and strength to carry on our next day task
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awkward‚ or excluded at a party. Charlie is a wallflower and his friends recognize that too. According to Charlie’s friend Patrick‚ “He’s a wallflower… You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand” (Chbosky 37). In the book The Perks of being a wallflower Charlie the main character is more of an outcast than a lot of teenagers who are in high school. He’s a individual who needs someone to tell him and show him how to ‘participate’. So what does it mean to be a Wallflower? That’s what we’re
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It could be anything from being careless; to being in a hurry. In today’s time communication is limited‚ quick and short. Texting makes it easy to respond or tell someone something and still keep up with a busy lifestyle. Everyone is always in a hurry for some reason. We lived in a fast paced society. Almost everyone has a jam packed schedule‚ and they don’t take the time to slow down. Another issue is peer pressure. Especially in teenagers‚ texting has become the new cool thing to do. Fitting in
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