INTRODACTION Victorian literature was produced during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901). Often considered a bridge between the romantic-era works of the previous century and what would become the literature of the newly industrialized world of the twentieth century‚ Victorian literature is characterized by a strong sense of morality‚ and it frequently champions the downtrodden. It is also often equated with prudishness and oppression‚ and while this is sometimes true‚ Victorian literature is
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triumphant action. However‚ in the Victorian era‚ where the play “A Doll’s House” takes place‚ this event was unheard of and completely outrageous. Women mostly served the same purpose in every relationship and every household so the idea of being an individual and finding their interests was entirely unimportant. Many times in literature‚ a deeper meaning can be found within the text. The drama “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen‚ conveys a scenario that represents Victorian views and women’s place in society
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future‚ they see flying cars‚ robots‚ and extremely intellectual people. The Time Machine‚ by H.G. Wells‚ begs a different idea. As humans evolve‚ are they becoming an entity that is becoming undeveloped‚ controlled‚ and disciplined by Nature? In Victorian England‚ when The Time Machine was published for the first time‚ there was a new idea about evolution called “Social Darwinism.” Social Darwinism is “a 19th-century theory‚ inspired by Darwinism‚ by which the social order is accounted as the product
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In “Ulysses” by Tennyson we examine two different male roles through the father and the son. The father’s role is an adventurer‚ explorer and fighter. This is a common role for Victorian men because they were charged with the responsibility to explore colonies and claim land for the glory of the empire. The father craves "to sail beyond the sunset‚ and the baths/ of all the western starts‚ until [he] die[s]" (Tennyson 60-61). Socially this is an accepted male duty and role. This role is contrasted
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relationship with a supporting character‚ Robert LeBrun. In the beginning of the novel‚ Robert assigns himself to become the helper of Mrs. Pontellier and his advances help to crack the barrier in which Edna is placed in due to her role as a woman of the Victorian era. Her feelings begin to manifest themselves as she intends to liberate
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‘Literature about love is invariably sad. It shows that the price we pay for love in youth is an age spent grieving its loss’ It can be argued that romantic literature is not invariably sad as although most literature about love spends a great deal of depth on the grieving of characters this is always prevailed by some form of inner happiness or realisation even if it is through death. Gatsby‚ in Fitzgerald’s novel can be argued to have not grieved from his loss of love as he never gains that realisation
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year during the Victorian Era to one of the many fatal diseases that you could have caught. This topic is about the diseases that many British people caught in the Victorian era. Some were fatal some were bearable. Some had cures as others didn’t. It was different back then because they did not have cures for things like the flu‚ now days we do. There were many of very bad diseases out there and many of them were deadly. Smallpox like many of the other diseases in the Victorian era was very much
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ideal Victorian Gentleman was never arrogant or weak. He acted with the impulse of a kind heart‚ he was too wise to despise trifles and too noble to be mastered by them; he was respectful to superiors without servility; courteous to equals; and kind to inferiors. In truth‚ however‚ according to Victorianweb.org‚ a gentleman rarely exhibited the qualities he emphasized. For example‚ the quality that separated men from gentlemen was technically right of birth‚ despite the fact that Victorian ideals
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The spirit of a Wilde comedy is fostered foremost by verbose‚ witty and often oxymoronic language. Secondly‚ Wilde attempts to take a critical view of Victorian society and individuals. These important factors cannot be separated from one another as they are both required to engender the original spirit of Oscar Wilde’s dialogue. As far lines are concerned‚ the script of the movie only differs in very
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Line 447-592 The Importance of Being Earnest was a satirical comedy written by Oscar Wilde with the express intention of highlighting the absurdity and‚ by modern standards‚ moral hypocrisy of the English upper classes in the late Victorian era. One of the ways in which this is done is through the characters perceived pragmatic approach to romance. In this essay I shall particularly focus on Lady Bracknell for I feel she is the most exaggerated manifestation of upper class values‚ and therefore provides
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