foods and zealous matches of badminton‚ however‚ in the midst of it all lied a strict code of manners that anyone who was anyone was expected to follow. Victorian Era mannerisms were beyond extraordinary and Oscar Wilde‚ the author of The Importance of Being Earnest‚ realised this and despised them. Throughout the story‚ Oscar likes to “poke fun” at the outrageous customs of the Victorian Era. To accomplish this feat‚ Oscar uses satire to ridicule the appalling customs and opinions of the Victorian
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You are Jack Worthing. You have left London to go back to the Country. Write your thoughts. I heave a sigh of relief as I plop myself in the creaky carriage. I glance back at the congested city‚ and watch it turn into a minuscule black dot. The image of breezy winds‚ fresh green grass and the acres of beautiful land have quite faded from my hassled mind. It has been forever and a day since I felt the warmth of my home; alongside my dear Gwendolen‚ toasting ourselves lying on the satin-like fields
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Without humor or comedy life can be extremely bland. It is because of humor that the audience is able to connect with the story which in return makes them more involved. When something is liked by an audience it makes them willinging want to continue to watch it and that is what playwrights want. He want people to enjoy their works. The famous playwright Oscar Wilde has impacted the writing styles of many playwrights. His use of humor in his plays especially‚ The Importance of Being Earnest has been widely
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Importancehe Importance of Being Earnest‚ A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James’s Theatre in London‚ it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personæ in order to escape burdensome social obligations. Working within the social conventions of late Victorian London‚ the play’s major themes are the triviality with which it treats institutions as serious as marriage‚ and the resulting satire of Victorian
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personality?’ Does the dramatic comedy in ‘Earnest’ seek only to amuse an audience or has the play more of a moral message than might‚ at first‚ be clear? The importance of being Earnest is a satirical comedy‚ which ridicules the social values of the Victorian Era. Despite the farce used within the play‚ the comedy is shown to have deeper meaning. As Freud said‚ “Every joke contains an element of seriousness; a joke is never just a joke.” Related to this quote‚ in ‘Earnest’‚ l think there is a moral
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Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest tells the story of two gentlemen who lead a double life under the name “Earnest” in order to win the hearts of their love interests.The play premiered in London’s St. James’ Theater in 1895 and is now performed in theaters throughout the world because of its timeless humor and whit. In his play The Importance of Being Earnest‚ Oscar Wilde employs the use of satire to convey his criticism towards Victorian society’s views on marriage‚ deceit and duality
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4) How Does Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest Challenge Constructions of Sexuality? Oscar Wilde; the renowned Irish writer is most commonly known for his famed social comedies‚ including: Lady Windermere’s Fan‚ A Women of No Importance and of course The Importance of Being Earnest. Regrettably this period of fame was followed by his fall into public disgrace and time spent in Reading Gaol after the critical libel suit from the father of his lover; Lord Alfred Douglas. While Wilde is now known
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Earnest The tone says that life is fun. The undertone suggests that life is a catastrophe. (How far do you agree with this model of comedy in relation to The Importance of Being Earnest?) With every light hearted joke that Wilde puts across to the audience there is a serious undertone to it‚ which relates to Victorian Society‚ and issues which were seen as taboo. Wilde’s play can be seen as quite a satirical play as it continuously mocks the upper classes and their values. Different characters in
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Victorian Conventions in “The Importance of Being Earnest” In Victorian society‚ the conventional norms of status‚ gender roles‚ and marriage were closely linked by an institution that men and women were placed with unrealistic demands and expectations from society. Women were brought up by their parents to become the perfect housewife‚ and men were forced into marriages based on status within the society. In Oscar Wilde’s play‚ “The Importance of Being Earnest‚” he mocks the typical Victorian
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The Importance of Being Earnest‚ to be “Earnest” is to be “honest‚ and “truthful”. Which was what the protagonist and main character Jack Worthing used to slip away from responsibilities he had to face. Oscar Wilde used the name earnest but the characters act completely different from it. It’s a pun on the word earnest‚ when the title is the importance of being earnest but
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