The Hypocrisy of Being Earnest The Victorian era was a time of smugness and pomposity for the newly rich generation who quickly rose in class during and after the industrial revolution. Nothing was as it seemed in this day when earnestness was allegedly the most prized attribute a man could possess. In Oscar Wilde’s classical satire‚ “The Importance of Being Earnest‚” every character embodies the ideas and values of this “earnest” age. Oscar Wilde’s primary character in “The Importance
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The Victorian era was an important era for England‚ in which it saw an expansion in its wealth and culture. It was characterized by the quick advances in science‚ technology‚ and medical fields with the growth of population across England leading to the growth in the countrys economy. The Victorian era began in the year 1837‚ the year Victoria became queen‚ and ended in 1901 when Queen Victoria died. During this era‚ the British expanded it’s power in other colonies. During the Victorian era there
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The Year 1837 was very significant. It was not only the year that Queen Victoria acceded the throne‚ but also the year that a new literary age was coined. The Victorian Age‚ more formally known‚ was a time of great prosperity in Great Britain’s literature. The Victorian Age produced a variety of changes. Political and social reform produced a variety of reading among all classes. The lower-class became more self-conscious‚ the middle class more powerful and the rich became more vulnerable
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transmitted behavior patterns‚ arts‚ beliefs‚ institutions‚ and all other products of human work and thought‚ and through history‚ the Victorian Era has been one of the most influential times in English history. In the book "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson‚ the author uses images of crime‚ urban life‚ and in heritance to portray the culture of the Victorian Era. The gruesome crimes committed by Mr Hyde reflect the views of his animalistic and lower class way of behavior. The beginning of
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Victorian Literature Victorian literature covered a wide range of themes and writings styles. It was most popular during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901) and is known as the Victorian era. Victorian literature was formed from three main styles‚ Romanticism‚ Realism‚ and Naturalism. Each of the styles contained writers‚ poets‚ and novelists. In the early part of the Victorian era‚ most of the literature was romantic. The themes of Romanticism were optimistic: worth‚ love‚ and the beauty
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Victorian Paragraphs Immigrants and Natives Living in Canada No matter where you lived‚ your social class always stayed the same‚ which was unfortunately the case for immigrants and first nation’s people in Canada. Immigrants coming to Canada were hoping for one of two things: their own land‚ and freedom of class. Most new immigrants to Canada were from Europe‚ but mainly Ireland and Scotland. The living conditions were the same in Canada as they were in Europe. The poor stayed poor‚ and the
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“How does Dickens use the Cratchit family to highlight the difficulties faced by the poor in Victorian England?” Respond By Sarah Clarence The Cratchit family are the perfect example of the difficulties faced by the poor in Victorian England. Their housing situation‚ the children working‚ and Bob working for such a low wage are all social factors that the poor had to live with daily so that they didn’t have to enter workhouses. The population increased dramatically throughout the century
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Poor Victorian Children -Since a large part of the poor children had to work public jobs to help support their families many parents thought of children as income‚ and having more children who worked raised the income of the home. Many parents had 10 or 12 or even more children for this reason alone. How old did children have to be to work in Victorian Times? -Victorian children would be made to go to work at a very young age. As unbelievable as it sounds‚ sometimes even 4 or 5 years old. Actually
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THE VICTORIAN NOVEL SPIS TREŚCI INTRODUCTION 1 I THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NOVEL 2 II KEY AUTHORS 3 III KEY TEXTS 3 IV TOPICS 3 INTRODUCTION Many associate the word “Victorian” with images of over-dressed ladies and snooty gentlemen gathered in reading rooms. The idea of “manners” does sum up the social climate of middle-class England in the nineteenth century. However‚ if there is one transcending aspect to Victorian England life and society‚ that aspect is change. Nearly every institution of society
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Literary Background—Trends in the Victorian NovelWhen we speak of the Victorian novel we do not mean that there was a conscious school of the English novel‚ with a consciously common style and subject-matter‚ a school which began creating with the reign of Queen Victoria and which came to an end with the end of that reign. The English are too individualistic for such conformity. However‚ there can be no denying the fact that the English novel during second half of the nineteenth century‚ with the
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