Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is a comedy that used the figure of the upper class dandy to critique the narrow-mindedness of the middle class in the 1890s. What makes this play so funny is that the upper class is illustrated as silly when they try to mock the earnest middle class. Proud characters who were bred in high society‚ such as Lady Bracknell and her daughter Gwendolen‚ may think that they are making particularly nasty snubs‚ but they do not seem to realize that Wilde cleverly
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Title of film: Slumdog Millionaire Directed by: Danny Boyle Co-directed by: Loveleen Tandan Produced by: Christian Colson Based on: Q&A by Vikas Swarup Year Produced: 2008 ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ is a 2008 British drama film centring on the journey of an 18-year-old Indian boy from the Juhu slums (located in Mumbai‚ India)‚ called Jamal Malik. This film focuses on his success in winning 20 million rupees as a contestant on the Indian version of “Who wants to be a Millionaire?” and the obstacles
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attractive to the Victorian audience was the way human fears and societal tensions were reflected in the deliberately fictionalised literary works. Themes such as the human greed for immortality and eternal beauty that underlie key gothic texts such as Oscar Wilde’s only novel The Picture of Dorian Gray have incited modern adaptations and the appropriation of these texts into modern culture. This text display cultural and literary disciplines entrenched in superficial concepts that have since become common
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A Balancing Act: Innocence & Satanic Evil In a society where beauty trumps a moral conscience there is an unnerving balance of understanding right from wrong. In The Pictures of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde‚ the author writes of a story featuring a young man‚ Dorian‚ who finds himself selling his soul for eternal youth and beauty while getting painted by an upper-class artist‚ Basil. He sells his soul to a friend of Basil‚ Lord Henry. In the novel‚ Basil and Lord Henry emphasizes Dorian’s inner conflict
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The Canterville Ghost By Oscar Wilde CHAPTER I When the American‚ Mr. Otis‚ bought Canterville Castle‚ everyone told him that this was his foolishness‚ As the place was haunted. But Mr. Otis answered‚ ’I come from a modern country‚ where we Have everything that money can buy. And if there were such a thing as a ghost in Europe‚ we would Have it at home in one of our museums. ’ A few weeks later‚ on a lovely July evening‚ Mr Otis‚ his wife and their children‚ Washington‚ Virginia And the
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Jon Soudan Mr. Ptacek Per. A 9 September 2014 Slumdog Millionaire What does the title mean? how does the title and contrasts within it provide a symbolic summary of the movie? Just the title "Slumdog Millionaire" holds significant signs as to what the core messages of this production are. The title signifies the capability of ANYONE to achieve what they strive for no matter what their background is. It is an exemplary symbolic summary of how the poorest of the poor gain valuable experience to
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The film ”Slumdog Millionare” tells a compelling story of an eighteen year old Indian boy from the dirty slums of Mumbai who manages to cash in the main prize of the TV-show ”Who wants to be a millionaire?” Combined with the directing of Danny Boyle and co-direction from Indian Lovleen Tandan‚ this 2008 movie is a great mash up between Hollywood and Bollywood. The film based on Vikars Swarup’s novel tells a dramatic and romantic story with a twist of humour through a set of very cogent actors.
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Discrimination takes place all the time. Slumdog Millionaire shows discrimination in all shapes and forms. Physical attributes and measurable attributes is the basis of stereotyping. Physical attributes include race‚ gender‚ and religion. The measurable attributes would be how educated one is‚ how much someone makes a year‚ and their age. Slumdog Millionaire shows how all of these traits are interrelated to create the ultimate image that the other characters portray Jamal (the main character in the
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Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was one of the most successful authors of the late Victorian Age. Wilde was involved in the aestheticism movement‚ which attempted to establish art as just pieces of beauty. Many people of the Victorian Era believed all works of art had a deeper meaning and purpose other than for pleasure‚ but Wilde worked to disprove this idea. He believed that art is self sufficient and it does not have to teach morals or to show political commitment to society‚ and that the artist is
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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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