The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is regarded by many as one of the wittiest plays in the English language. However‚ it is not simply a “trivial comedy‚” as its title proposes‚ but also a cutting satire appraising the conventions of Victorian society‚ chiefly the upper class. Much of Wilde’s social commentary is portrayed through the speech of the dictatorial Lady Bracknell‚ who embodies Victorian upper class conventions. Having ascended to her current high social
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Vanessa Romero Ap Lit Data Sheet: The Importance of being Earnest Title: The Importance of Being Earnest Author: Oscar Wilde Date of Publication: October 4‚ 2010 Pages: 106 ISBN Number: 9780415043687 Genre: Social Comedy Biographical Information about the Author: The famous writer‚ Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde‚ was born October 16‚ 1854 and died November 30‚ 1900‚ but not before many of his works were published and recognised by many. Oscars father‚ William Wilde‚ was a doctor who founded St
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"The Importance of Being Earnest" is the drama written by Oscar Wilde. Wilde played it in the Victorian era. During this period‚ people had the very restricted lives. In addition‚ the petit bourgeoisie was appeared. They got a lot of money in this society‚ by the development of the science and the industry. The middle class didn’t have any leadership‚ but tried to pretend like the nobility and becoming as the snob. Furthermore‚ the dignity was the most important thing to them. It was the circumstance
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Three Passage Analysis – The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde used comedy as the primary means of communicating the key themes of his play. In particular he used satire to ridicule the hypocrisy of the strict code of behaviors that characterized the late Victorian era. His use of satire is intended to spotlight the shortcomings of the Victorian era and highlight social issues at play that he personally condemned. Of particular importance in the play are the strict rules of behaviour concerning
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Is The Importance of Being Earnest A Realistic Fiction? Realistic fiction is stories about imaginary people and/or events that can actually happen (Cullinan‚ 1989). The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde may seem realistic but‚ in fact‚ it is not. Fictional characters of the Victorian Period and various occasions of ridicule represent nothing but sarcastically mirror the reality of the Victorian society. The characters look humane and world view seems to be based on the Victorian society
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The Importance Of Being Earnest “Women’s roles are often tokenistic in dramatic comedy” To what extent do you believe this to be the case in relation to the play you have been studying? In dramatic comedy it can often be said that women’s roles are ‘tokenistic’ which essentially means: that women are there to serve a little more than the minimum‚ or may not serve much of a purpose at all‚ they may also follow social stereotypes during the era of this literary piece. In this essay I will be
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satisfy their creative urges. For the most part‚ when adapting the play The Importance of Being Earnest‚ director Rob Parker stayed pretty faithful to the original source material. However‚ he did make a very slight amount of changes when making his film. Through his decision making Parker was able to create a film the was unique but still highly based on the play that he was adapting. In The Importance of Being Earnest film Parker stayed faithful to the dialogue‚ made slight
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Forsyth Major Works Data Sheet AP Literature and Composition Class Period: 3B Title of Work: Jane Eyre Author: Charlotte Brontë Date of Publication: October 16‚ 1847 Genre: Bildungsroman‚ Governess Novel‚ Gothic (Romantic)‚ Victorian (Realism) Characteristics of the Genre: Bildungsroman: A Bildungsroman is translated from German to literally mean a “novel of education.” It is a coming-of-age novel. It is clear that Jane Eyre is a Bildungsroman because the
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The Importance of being Earnest Characters John “Jack” Worthing (Earnest): A responsible‚ respectable man leading a double life. In Hertfordshire he is jack and pretends to have a younger brother Earnest but in London he is earnest. He doesn’t feel at home in an aristocratic society. As a baby he was found in a handbag in a cloakroom of Victoria station by an old man who adopted him and made jack the guardian to his granddaughter Cecily cardew. He is in love with his friend Algernon’s Cousin Gwendolyn
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二、结题报告 |Realistic Concern in The Importance of Being Earnest | | | |外国语言文学院 张源 | |指导教师 张琼
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