OSCAR WILDE - Biography Oscar Wilde was an Anglo-Irish playwright‚ novelist‚ poet‚ and critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest playwrights of the Victorian Era. In his lifetime he wrote nine plays‚ one novel‚ a number of poems‚ short stories‚ and essays. He was born on October the 16th‚ 1894 in Dublin to Sir William Wilde and his wife Jane. Oscar ’s mother‚ Lady Jane Francesca Wilde was a successful poet and journalist also (Gregory Brdnik 2012). Oscar had an elder brother‚ Willie‚ and a
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"Disobedience‚ in the eyes of anyone who has read history‚ is a man’s original virtue" Oscar Wilde. While this statement may seem harsh and contrary to human ethics‚ many people may come to agree this is true. I‚ along with those who agree‚ have no doubt that disobedience opens doors to opportunities‚ progress‚ and change. As you may recall from former times‚ African-Americans were discriminated and treated poorly. Now‚ we live in a world where everyone is treated fairly. How did we manage to get
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In Salome‚ Oscar Wilde conveys a hazardous connection concerning view and erotic cravings that cause death. The drama portrays an evening in a noble courtyard which Herod‚ the Tetrarch of Judea‚ and his wife‚ Herodias‚ have a banquet gathering for a few Jewish officials. Herodias’s daughter Salome goes to the terrace during the party‚ where she entices the stare of other men in the play‚ while she also develops attraction to the clairvoyant‚ Iokanaan. Her erotic craving for Iokanaan primes his
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Write about the ways writers use marital status in ‘A Doll’s House’ by Henrik Ibsen and ‘A Woman of No Importance’ by Oscar Wilde. Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House’ has many key themes such as reputation and status in society‚ women’s rights and money and security. These themes add key elements to the play which help develop the narrative. Similarly Wilde focuses on these in ‘A Woman of No Importance’. In both plays‚ the women openly voice their opinions‚ sometimes not thinking of how this could affect
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In the style of realism‚ a playwright by the name of Henrik Ibsen decided to push societal limits by examining conditions of life and ethics. Unfortunately‚ Ibsen lived at the height of Victorian morality. Any subject matter not bowing to Victorian era conformity (strong ethics‚ sexual repression/ morality‚ and a Puritanical tolerance of crime) was first considered disgraceful‚ and subsequently immoral. Non-the-less‚ Ibsen was determined to broadcast the reality behind many of the facades the age
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UNST 236A Beyler/Martin Research Paper Final Draft March 14‚ 2012 Ibsen’s Moralist Approach Henrik Ibsen is often referred to as the “father of modern drama” because he played an important role in the birth of Modernism theatre (Moi 17). His plays were considered scandalous because he refused to shy away from controversial topics that brought political discussion into the public domain. Ibsen wrote An Enemy of the People in 1882 as a response to the criticism he endured when his play Ghosts‚ written
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Ma. Jennifer S. Yap Dr. Sherwin Perlas World Literature January 14‚ 2012 A Doll House by Henrik Ibsen Translated by Rolf Fjelde I. Introduction During the late nineteenth century‚ women were enslaved in their gender roles and certain restrictions were enforced on them by a male dominant culture. Every woman was raised believing that they had neither self-control nor self-government but that they must yield to the control of a stronger gender. John Stuart Mill wrote in his essay‚ “The Subjection
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“A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen What is the role of women in society? This has been perhaps one of the most debated questions throughout history. Because women were traditionally seen as the weaker sex or second-class citizens with a lower social status than men‚ their place was often considered to be in the home caring for their children and spouse. During the Victorian era‚ marriage was possibly one of the most significant points in a woman’s life. Many women did not have the option not to
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In the play A Doll House‚ by Henrik Ibsen‚ the convention of marriage is examined and questioned for its lack of honesty. The play is set in the late 1800s‚ which provides the backdrop for the debate about roles of people in society. Ibsen uses the minor character‚ Dr. Rank‚ to help develop the theme of conflicts within society. This‚ in turn‚ creates connections with the plot. Dr. Rank ’s function in the play is to foreshadow‚ symbolize‚ and reflect upon the truth of life and society and to break
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Abby Kreczkowski Professor Galvez English Composition II 27 October 2016 “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen “A Doll’s House” is a play by Henrik Ibsen is about Nora Helmer‚ a woman who once secretly borrowed a large sum of money so that her husband‚ Torvald‚ could recover from a serious illness. She never told him of this loan and had to secretly pay it back in small amounts‚ using her allowance for the house. Nora’s husband thinks of her as careless and immature and refers to her as his doll
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