A.1.) Gaskell ‘North and South’ essay. Gaskell’s ‘North and South’‚ set in Victorian England‚ is the story of Margaret Hale‚ a young woman whose life is completely turned on its head when her family moves to northern England. As an outsider from the agricultural south‚ Margaret is initially shocked by the aggressive northerners of the dirty‚ smoky industrial town of Milton‚ but as she adapts to her new home‚ she defies social conventions with her ready sympathy and defense of the working poor
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Victorian society was split between the very rich‚ and the very poor. Jekyll was part of the former‚ born ’to a large fortune‚’ ’inclined by nature to industry’ and he was ’fond of the respect of the wise and good.’ However‚ there was great hypocrisy caused by this social divide‚ which resulted in Jekyll having a hedonistic side to his personality. While the rich were respectable and ’austere‚’ the poor visited prostitutes and partook in illegal gambling. However‚ what Stevenson does in his story
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and Prejudice is that they are both similar in a comedic manner for readers to feel entertained. However‚ what separates the two stories are their themes; whereas The Importance of Being Earnest was written based on how society was around the Victorian Era in satirical form‚ while on the other hand Pride and Prejudice is concerned more with the idea of how love can overcome all obstacles despite the fact that two different people came from different social classes. Both authors Jane Austen and Oscar
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have been really engaged to Aunt Augusta for more than a week. In fact‚ this mask-wearing life is a reflection of Epicureanism. These dandies just want to have fun and enjoy their life all the time which is a strong contrast with puritanism at Victorian Age. 2.2. The Narcissism of Wildean dandies Narcissism describes the trait of excessive self-love based on self-image or ego. The famous psychologist Sigmund Freud believed that narcissism is an essential part of all of us from birth and was the
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totally dismissive of the supernatural. To them‚ what cannot be explained‚ cannot be believed. In addition both have travelled form the familiarity of their homes to a new setting‚ which in both cases is by the shore. The main characters are typically Victorian middle class men‚ both professionals and both educated. They both work with measurement with parkins its science whilst with kipps it is numbers and accounts. From the readers perspective when these men begin to accept that ghosts exist then it makes
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HISTORIC COSTUMES UNIT 1.......Introduction to origin n function of clothing Origin of Clothes... Clothing and textiles have been enormously important throughout human history—so have their materials‚ production tools and techniques‚ cultural influences‚ and social significance. In ancient times‚ there were no textile industries or clothing stores. Fur‚ leather‚ grass or leaves were believed to be some of the earliest materials that made up clothes. These materials were tied around the body
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decorum‚reason and order to Romantic age of sentiments‚feelings‚love for nature and emotionsIt was the time when England was tranforming from an agricultural to one focused on manufacture‚trade and industries.The late 19th century is referred as Victorian period starting from 1830
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is for ‘business or pleasures’ which Algernon and Jack discuss in act one. Through the use of Lady Bracknell and her prepared interview with Jack -to earn Gwendolen’s hand- Wilde demonstrates the expectations and rules for to be acceptable in a Victorian society‚ acceptability which can only be gained through marriage. The questions which include Lady Bracknell and thus society’s ideology that smoking is an adequate occupation not only displays how idiotic and superficial society is but also reveals
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social class‚ religion‚ society and fate. An important emphasis on male domination is also evident throughout the novel‚ which demonstrates the way in which women were considered to be the possessions of their male spouses at that time in the Victorian era. It could be argued that Hardy presents various aspects of Tess’s life with an almost inherent fate of failure‚ her romantic relationships suffering this in particular. Tess’s first romantic experience is demonstrated by Hardy as the typical
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The Progressive Era was a time that began with realization and frustration by society‚ and resulted in activism and reform. Progressivism‚ in its inception‚ was strictly a social movement‚ but soon grew into an all-encompassing philosophy. Many different people from many different backgrounds added fuel to the fire that was progressivism. It’s accurate to say that local level reforms and the idea of power to the people were large aspects of the movement. But looking closely at the idea of progressivism
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