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    by Oscar Wild By Tamar Osidze MA Student of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Publishing collections of fairy tales turned out to be a crucial point along Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde’s great creative path and it marks the beginning of the second important period of his life as a writer. The reality of Victorian London and Dublin is depicted in “The Happy Prince”. The simplicity of the narration and the colourful forms of expression that are characteristic of Wilde helps

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    Walsh June 3‚ 2012 Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde’s hopeful and romantic voice welcomes readers to a different point of view on poetry and life. Wilde uses strong and bold words to emphasize what he is truly feeling and to set a tone for the reader. He is a passionate and idealistic writer and isn’t afraid to express real emotion to his audience. His writing truly portrays his characters and refers to his past and real events that he had gone through. Was Oscar Wilde able to capture the meaning

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    marriage and respectability? Oscar Wilde’s masterpiece ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ opened in the West End of London in February 1894 during an era when many of the religious‚ social‚ political‚ and economic structures were experiencing change — The Victorian Age. Wilde’s genre of choice was the Victorian melodrama‚ or “sentimental comedy” which expresses an important message; lying underneath the satire‚ mockery and humour. In ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ Oscar Wilde reveals the portrayal of

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    Often an author uses a character to represent the ideals of a society through their work of literature. However‚ in both Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness and Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ the authors also use their characters to represent the corruption within the ideals of both colonialism and Victorian hedonism. In Heart of Darkness‚ Kurtz is the ideal colonialist; he gives the impression of maintaining honorable intensions while also being "of value" to the Belgian trading company

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    The Happy Prince and Other Tales (sometimes called The Happy Prince and Other Stories) is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wildefirst published in May 1888. It contains five stories‚ "The Happy Prince"‚ "The Nightingale and the Rose"‚ "The Selfish Giant"‚ "The Devoted Friend"‚ and "The Remarkable Rocket". It is most famous for its title story‚ "The Happy Prince". Contents [hide] • 1 "The Happy Prince" o 1.1 Adaptations • 2 "The Nightingale and the Rose" o 2.1 Adaptations o

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    THE BALANCE OF DORIAN GRAY’S STRUCTURE OF PERSONALITY IN OSCAR WILDE’S NOVEL THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY: A STUDY OF PSYCHOANALYSIS Background of the study Human lives with their desire though some of their desire are failed to deliver because of the norms border. As a human‚ we live in a community and it is impossible to do as we please. Norms play the role as law where it limits our behavior and make the standard law points about what we can do or what we cannot do. This law usually opposes

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    Oscar Wilde was an author‚ poet‚ and playwright in late Victorian England. Wilde was known for his wit and exuberant style. His unconventional writing is what drew many to his work‚ and many of his plays were well received. He spent the last three years of his life in exile after being imprisoned for “gross indecency”‚ and died in Paris‚ France from Meningitis at the age of 46. Among his last work before his death is The Importance of Being Earnest‚ a play in which Oscar Wilde delves into different

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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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    Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz‚ Oscar attempts to live his life in accordance to what is expected of him‚ but cannot seem to please his demanding Dominican family; much less live up to Yunior’s high standards. The pressure Oscar feels from Yunior makes Oscar live his life with the sole purpose of wanting to become a true Dominican man. When Oscar dies‚ Yunior confuses his guilt for Oscar’s death with the guilt he feels for betraying

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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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