The world is a stage‚ but the play is badly cast (wilde). Oscar wilde was born October 16‚1854 in Dublin‚ Ireland‚ and died November 30‚1900 in Paris‚ France. Oscar WIlde was a popular figure in late victorian England. Oscar wilde was in many plays‚ but one of his most famous was the Importance of being Earnest‚ but his other plays are Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892)‚ ‚ The Woman of no Importance (1893)‚An Ideal Husband (1895)‚and his most famous play‚ the Importance of being Earnest(1895) and then
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The Double Standards in An Ideal Husband Double standards are clearly represented in the novel by Oscar Wilde‚ An Ideal Husband‚ that talks about the position of women in the society. In this play‚ women are attributed to several things‚ for instance‚ an idea that women stand for the irrational‚ women have a wonderful natural feeling concerning a number of things. They are able to discover everything except the most obvious things in society. In addition to these‚ the play as well
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Oscar Wilde was born on October 16‚ 1854. He was an Irish playwright and his literary works were viewed as clever. His father’s name was William Wilder and his mother was Jane Francesca Elgee. He had 2 brothers and 3 sisters. 3 of his siblings were his father’s prior to marrying Jane. Wilde excelled in school and earned prizes in drawing and classics courses. When he was 30 years old‚ married Constance Lloyd and fathered 2 sons‚ Cyril and Vyvyan. Over the course of his lifetime‚ Wilde wrote several
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the period was that of domestic life affected by a circumstance‚ concluding in the affirmation of common ideas: fidelity‚ duty‚ forgiveness‚ etc. Although ‘An Ideal Husband’ adopts these motifs‚ it also makes fun them through the exaggerated ideas of love and friendship each character represents. The play ‘Lady Windermere’s Fan’ by Oscar Wilde presents a window into the minds and manners of the upper class Victorian society of London. He satirizes the hypocrisy‚ which underlies the day-to-day behavior
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Like many single girls of my age‚ I often think about what would make a marriage successful and the type of person I would like to marry to in the future. Finding an ideal husband is not the only key to a happy marriage‚ but it certainly is important. When I was younger‚ my idea of a perfect husband was someone who’s got a great body‚ tall nose‚ sexy lips‚ strong jaws‚ and eyes that can look deep into my soul. After I got my heart broken a few times by some so called good-looking men‚ I realized
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Oscar Wilde and His Dandies ——Taking The Importance of Being Earnest as example Abstract: Oscar Wilde (1854---1900) was the outstanding playwright‚ novelist‚ essayist‚ and poet at the end of 19th century. He devoted himself to the “Art for Art’s Sake” movement‚ and had influenced the British literary field for the whole century. One of his most distinguishing writing features is dandies in his works. This article here‚ divided into three parts‚ introduces and analyzes the truth of the Wildean
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An Ideal Husband Themes by Oscar Wilde Major Themes Political Corruption Political corruption dominates the plot in An Ideal Husband. Sir Robert’s flawless career is threatened by the corruption of his youth. One of the play’s ironies is that the happy ending relies on Sir Robert’s corruption remaining hidden from public view. The offer of a cabinet seat would never stand if the public had knowledge of his past. Yet‚ because he successfully hides this past‚ he feels absolved of his crime. Even
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In the importance of being earnest Oscar Wilde inverts conventional gender assumptions‚ and accepted norms. He was one of the first writers of the 19th century to move away from melodramatic plays and adopt a sense of realism to his writing. He uses comedy to be able to lightheartedly mock and critique power structures of Victorian England. The ridiculousness of how Lady Bracknell upholds Victorian traditions and moral conduct‚ yet at the same time assumes the role of a father is what makes gender
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Oscar Wilde once said‚ “Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist‚ not of the sitter.” This was true in Wilde’s life except he was not painting portraits‚ but rather creating wonderful literary works of art that people still enjoy today. All of his works portrayed Wilde’s talent and creativity. Oscar Wilde was born on October 16‚ 1854‚ to two successful parents‚ Dr. William Wilde and Jane Francesca Elgee Wilde. Wilde’s father was a successful eye and ear doctor. He
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Oscar Wilde wrote himself into history as a sharp and pungent writer and an exceptional personality with a suitable epigram at hand for every occasion. He is‚ though‚ perhaps most well-known for his infamous relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas‚ which resulted in Wilde being sentenced to two years of hard labor for homosexual offences. However‚ Wilde left to the world not only the fascinating story of his own life‚ but also a number of literary works in a variety of genres‚ both fictional and non-fictional
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