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Oscar Wilde had that one love that couldn’t let anyone know. He was homosexual and knew that it was illegal. This is why Oscar was popular because of his personal life. Oscar Wilde gains more popularity on his life style than his achievements. “... the author of the The Importance of Being Earnest and The Picture of Dorian Gray, has been gaining in popularity and academic respect for his literary achievements (Tucker 1).
Oscar Wilde was born on October 16, 1854 and was from Dublin, Ireland. His father was Sir William Wilde. He was an eye doctor. The mother was Jane Francesca Elgee. She was a poet and journalist. Oscar’s mother was associated in the Young Irelanders Rebellion in 1848. The father work as a medical advisor for the Irish census. …show more content…

He then left Ireland permanently in 1878. In 1884 Oscar met Constance Lloyd. Oscar met her in London and fell in love. They got married in May 29, 1884 and they had two sons. One of them was “ Cyril who was born in 1885 and Vyvyan, who arrived the next year in 1886 ”. Constance then had a spinal surgery and she died during the surgery. Before (Oscar Wilde Biography)
Wilde died in November 30,1900. He had a cerebral diseases named meningitis. Oscar was 46 years of age. He is still better remembered for his personal life than for his literary achievements. Oscar Wilde remain his entire life deeply committed to the principles of aestheticism (Wilde 2). After Wilde graduated from Portora Royal School. Oscar won a scholarship to Trinity College in Dublin and Magdalen College in Oxford. He was awarded with a degree in honors. He distinguished himself as a poet because he won a coveted Newdigate Prize in 1878. Oscar “... was impressed by the teaching of the English writers John Ruskin and Walter Pater on the central importance of art…” He loved to write poems and art. Oscar wanted to follow Mr.Pater’s steps and achievements like every other person in his generation (Beckson …show more content…

He was the son of lady Jane Francesca Elgee Wilde who was also a poet in 1848 (Oscar Wilde Biography). Oscar graduated in 1871 and won several scholarships to two different colleges. Wilde was a smart man although Oscar Wilde gain more popularity because of his personal life. Oscar was homosexual and got put into jail because of it. Back then it was illegal to be gay. He only spend two years in prison. After him being in jail he wanted to himself as a writer. By then he was living in cheap hotels. Wilde died in November 30, 1900. He got a virus name meningitis. Oscar got that virus through his ear. It turn out to be a bad virus and while he was getting surgery he died. Oscar Wilde was buried in Paris at a cemetery named Pere Lachaise Cemetery. He was baptized in the Roman Catholic Church by Robert Ross before his

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