Jack’s true origins are in none other than the Bracknell family‚ being the child of Lady Bracknell’s sister and also the older brother of Algernon. His true name‚ of all things‚ happens to be "Ernest". Unbeknownst to him‚ Jack has been telling the truth all along. His name truthfully is Earnest‚ and he does in fact‚ have a slightly scandalous younger
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Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde was one of the poets who‘s lyrics refused the problems of morality and philosophy which troubled the population during the Victorian era in the nineteenth century‚ and he found images for his own moods‚ loves and experience. His work as a dramatist and his legendary name‚ have given his verses a significant reputation. (Evans‚ I.‚ 1976‚ p.114) Wilde’s pleasure in provocation and his examination of different moral perspectives are
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How does Wilde establish atmosphere‚ characters and the concerns of the text in the first chapter? The opening chapters introduce us to the novel’s major protagonists. Wilde characterises Lord Henry‚ Basil‚ and Dorian‚ and provides information that will inform the development of the story. Wilde establishes a sinister atmosphere in chapter one. Walter Payter said that “To burn always with this hard gemlike flame‚ to maintain this ecstasy‚ is success in life” – Wilde was a hedonist and reflected this
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Dawn George The Story of an Hour In “The Story of an Hour” Kate Chopin challenges close readers to re-examine the connotations associated with death and life. For most readers‚ death represents an ending: a time of sadness and sorrow‚ while life is a joyous new beginning. However‚ in this story‚ the author portrays death as life and life as death: demonstrating the incongruity between what readers may expect and what actually occurs. Presenting Brently Mallard’s death as the commencement of
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3 October 2012 Oscar Wilde‚ Victorian or Anti-Victorian? Oscar Wilde was a writer during the end of the Victorian era. This is one of the reasons that it is difficult‚ and still debated‚ whether he was a Victorian writer or not. His private life was far from the puritanical image of the Victorian era. The Victorian age was full of rigid sensibilities‚ while the anti-Victorian movement veered in the complete opposite direction. The anti-Victorians were much more adventurous with sex. There
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The Canterville Ghost is not just a short story by Oscar Wilde about a haunted mansion with a ghost; it is also a comedy and a parody of British aristocracy. In this story‚ the author makes fun of American pride and love of wealth by having the American Ambassador who buys the mansion say: "I will take the furniture and the ghost at a valuation. I have come from a modern country‚ where we have everything that money can buy". Oscar Wilde’s "The Canterville Ghost" is a story of a family’s relationship
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A DISCURSIVE ESSAY (The other side of truth) Task: To write a short essay (300-800) words on the theme of truth. Beverley Naidoo grew up in South Africa but as a white child‚ she did not question why her family had all of the privileges that black families did not share. However when she went she went to university in the 1960’s she became involved in the anti-apartheid movement and spent eight weeks in prison. She has written about South Africa in “journey to jo’burg” and “no turning
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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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to believe truth is relative; but that statement in and of itself is relative. We confuse knowledge with truth. Before the heliocentric theory‚ it was considered truth that the universe orbited the earth. The common knowledge of that day altered their truth. Our generation considers the statement "love is love" as truth. Yet‚ this same statement considered the highest of sins less than a few decades ago. Our society has made us believe truth is relative so we could all coexist. If truth is relative
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Story of an Hour Analysis In Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”‚ it is demonstrated that life for a woman was quite difficult towards the end of the 19th century. Mrs. Mallard is given the news that her husband‚ Mr. Mallard‚ is killed in a railroad incident. Her reaction is quite shocking. This story explains that both freedom and life should both exist side by side. To properly interpret this short story‚ it is summed up of how woman were treated during this time‚ the real truth behind this
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