The Importance Of Being Earnest by Wilde
analytical Essay
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The Satire of Earnestness
It was a play that made controversy in the lush mansions of Victorian society.
Subtitled "A Trivial Comedy for Serious People," The Importance of Being Earnest jokingly criticized Victorian manners and morals and attacking the society of the rich and luxurious. Oscar Wilde incorporated his own beliefs and ideology into the play by alluding to Victorian society "lets duplicity led to happiness." It is this "happiness" Wilde's play focuses on by concentrating the theme of the play on marriage.
Alluding to marriage, The Importance of Being Earnest begins with the witty and selfish Algernon. It is Algernon who is the amoral bachelor and has not one problem with that because he believes that "divorces are made in heaven" and is utterly against marriage as viewing marriage a waste of time (118). The reasoning for Algernon's views is a stand in for Wilde's own beliefs. The quote on marriage, which there is several from Algernon, is quite entertaining to the reader that is because the reader can see that Algernon's conclusion of marriage is preposterous for that time period. However, in real life, during the twenty-first century, which is well after the Victorian age, the fact that "divorces are made in heaven" is actually quite true by today's standards. Even though Algernon clearly expresses his own views on marriage, Earnest (in the city), who is actually Jack, continues to pursue his plans of proposing to Gwendolyn. The reader is again amused as Earnest attempts to propose to Gwendolyn and Gwendolyn directing Earnest on how to propose. Earnest states "[They] must get married at once" Gwendolyn, who seems surprised, replies to Earnest's declaration be saying "[He] hasn't
proposed yet" Gwen...
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...to, reveals to Gwendolyn and Cecily that there is no Earnest and that they are both not engaged to the same man (167-168). Once again in the play, the parody of the actions of the girls and not wanting to marry Jack and Algernon because their names are not Earnest, becomes apparent to the reader.
The ending to The Importance of Being Earnest is sweet satisfaction to the reader. Jack discovers that his real name is in fact Earnest, and that Gwendolyn and Jack, I mean Earnest, can finally get married. It is the last sentence of the play that the Wilde comes to
reveal the conclusion of "now realizing
the vital importance of being Earnest." The play follows the seriousness of the life of upper class society and displays it as a joke.
However, though the play is intended to be satiric, the reader and Earnest himself realizes
why it is useful to be "earnest."
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how oscar wilde's the importance of being earnest criticized victorian manners and morals, attacking the society of the rich and luxurious.
- Analyzes how algernon's view of marriage is preposterous for the victorian age, but it is true in real life.
- Analyzes how wilde uses lady bracknell's interview of earnest to mock the values of london society, which put a higher premium on social connections than on character or goodness.
- Analyzes how oscar wilde's the importance of being earnest criticized victorian manners and morals, attacking the society of the rich and luxurious.
- Analyzes how algernon's view of marriage is preposterous for the victorian age, but it is true in real life.
- Analyzes how wilde uses lady bracknell's interview of earnest to mock the values of london society, which put a higher premium on social connections than on character or goodness.
- Analyzes how jack/earnest and algernon's views on marriage suddenly change when they meet "the young and beautiful cecily."
- Narrates how algernon proposes to cecily within one day, and she responds with "of course. why [they] have been engaged for the last three months."
- Analyzes how cecily wrote herself letters to algernon and then responded to the letters as if she was. the reader is presented with an overwhelming parody and incongruity of her imagination.
- Analyzes how cecily and gwendolyn's friendship turns sour after they find out they are engaged to earnest. the girls bicker back and forth to prove that they're both engaged.
- Analyzes how jack discovers that his real name is earnest, and that gwendolyn and jack can finally get married in the last sentence of the play.
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- Analyzes how marriage is of paramount importance in the import of being earnest. it is reflected as the conventional victorian society respectability, character, income, and status.
- Analyzes how oscar wilde ridiculed the institution of marriage in his play, the importance of being earnest. he poked fun at the aristocrats by using marriage for two reasons.
- Analyzes how wilde's view of marriage is that it is blight, which could be because of his own marriage or his homosexuality. in the importance of being earnest, the characters make witty jibes against the institution
- Analyzes how marriage is of paramount importance in the import of being earnest. it is reflected as the conventional victorian society respectability, character, income, and status.
- Analyzes how oscar wilde ridiculed the institution of marriage in his play, the importance of being earnest. he poked fun at the aristocrats by using marriage for two reasons.
- Analyzes how wilde's view of marriage is that it is blight, which could be because of his own marriage or his homosexuality. in the importance of being earnest, the characters make witty jibes against the institution
- Analyzes wilde's view on marriage through the characters. lane insinuates that marriage is boring by stating that the wine is better in the houses of bachelors.
- Analyzes how wilde portrays the misuse of marriage and the ridiculousness lady bracknell primary concern is her place in society and what society thinks of her.
- Analyzes wilde's mockery of marriage from the engagement and to when a spouse dies.
- Analyzes how wilde ridiculed the logic behind marriage. cecily and gwendolyn wanted to marry someone with the name ernest because they thought it was an ideal name.
- Analyzes how wilde conveys the victorian society's misconception about marriages and makes one ponder about the value of marriage in contrast to the views in the import of being earnest.
- Explains that marriage in the 21st century in america is drastically different from that of the victorian era. marriage is considered to be a lifelong sacred union with one's soul mate.
- Opines that marriage is a sacred bond between two people who promise loyalty, love and to cherish each other.
- Explains that marriage is a commitment that both spouses have to continually work on. one of their mother's greatest grievances was her father’s unwillingness to participate in household chores.
- Disagrees with oscar wilde's assessment that marriage leads to the end of romance and love.
- Explains that a successful marriage is an intimate relationship where both partners experience security, companionship, friendship, support, and an everlasting love that penetrates every aspect of both their lives.
- Opines that marriage is not for everyone, and that couples rush into marriage after knowing their partner for only a short period of time.
- Opines that oscar wilde's assessment of marriage can be considered cynical, but it was a relatively accurate assessment considering the time period.
1108 wordsRead More - The Importance Of Being Earnestanalytical essayEvery text is an argument to the audience and every argument is influenced by a text and the audience surrounding the author. The Importance of Being Earnest is a play written by Oscar Wilde which was first performed in 1895. The plot centers around the proposal of marriage between Jack Worthing and Gwendolen Bracknell and also the proposal from Jack’s friend and Gwendolen 's cousin Algernon Moncrieff extended towards Jack’s ward, Cecily Cardew. In The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde uses the ideas of his time period, his own background, and absurd comedy to argue that the views of marriage and gender held by those in Victorian Era England are wrong and hypocritical.
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- Explains that every text is an argument to the audience and every argument is influenced by a text. the importance of being earnest was written by oscar wilde and first performed in 1895.
- Analyzes how wilde's portrayal of the victorian era in the importance of being earnest portrays the high standards and expectations that victorian gentlemen were held to.
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- Analyzes wilde's use of absurd and ironic comedy in the play to illustrate the absurdity of victorian society.
- Analyzes how an audience and context influence an author creating a triangle of impact. oscar wilde uses the ideas of his time period, comparing them to his own, and criticizing them in his play.
1120 wordsRead More - The Importance of Being More Than Earnestanalytical essayEvery line, every character, and every stage direction in The Importance of Being Earnest is set on supporting Oscar Wilde’s want for social change. The Importance of Being Earnest was written during the late period of the Victorian era. During this period social classification was taken very seriously. It could affect working and living conditions, education, religion, and marriage. Wilde explores the issues of social class and turns it into a comedic play. He humorously criticizes Victorian manners and attacking the society of the luxurious life. The audience becomes self-aware as the characters reflect on themselves. Plays such as this become successful because of the backgrounds the writers come from and the experiences they have had. In The Importance of Being Earnest, Wilde satirizes the Victorian society and the ironic differences between the lower and upper class.
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- Analyzes how oscar wilde's the importance of being earnest satirizes the victorian society and the ironic differences between the lower and upper classes.
- Analyzes how oscar wilde's the importance of being earnest satirizes the life of the wealthy.
- Analyzes how wilde satirizes the upper classes by placing the play in an upper class social setting.
- Analyzes how oscar wilde's the importance of being earnest satirizes the victorian society and the ironic differences between the lower and upper classes.
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- Analyzes how lady bracknell represents the archetypal aristocrat and controlling mother who forces marriage based on wealth or status rather than love.
- Opines that when a young girl becomes engaged to someone, she or her father, should inform them of the fact. engagement should come on her surprise or unpleasant, as the case may be.
- Analyzes how wilde satirizes aristocratic foolish beliefs through exaggeration. lady bracknell is superlative and feels that her daughter has had the highest level of upbringing.
- Analyzes how lady bracknell represents the views of aristocrats in the film, the importance of being earnest.
- Analyzes how lady bracknell believes the upper class to be much more educated than the lower class because of social status alone.
- Analyzes how wilde demonstrates the extremes of lady bracknell by comparing her to miss prism. the irony of these ideals symbolizes the ridiculousness of the time.
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1726 wordsRead More - The Importance Of Being Earnest Analysisanalytical essayThe plot of the importance of being Earnest starts off with Jack and Algernon as wealthy bachelors, with Jack at the beginning of the play is known to Algernon as Ernest lives a very good life in the country providing
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- Analyzes how jack's final line demonstrates his understanding of the secret meaning behind "the importance of being earnest" by oscar wilde.
- Analyzes how jack's double life as earnest is very different from his life in the countryside.
- Analyzes how algernon moncrieff is a reflection of jack's character. he pretends to be earnest knowing he can take advantage of cecily and marry her on the spot.
- Analyzes how jack's final line demonstrates his understanding of the secret meaning behind "the importance of being earnest" by oscar wilde.
- Analyzes how jack's double life as earnest is very different from his life in the countryside.
- Analyzes how algernon moncrieff is a reflection of jack's character. he pretends to be earnest knowing he can take advantage of cecily and marry her on the spot.
- Analyzes how cecily cardew is infatuated with jack's alter ego earnest, but his reputation is enough to make her fall in love with him when she meets algernon.
- Opines that the elements of theatrical production are very important in the portrail of the play onstage.
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- Analyzes how oscar wilde's "the importance of being earnest" mocks the upper-class of the victorian era. without comprehending and embracing the symbolism, the story cannot make sense.
- Analyzes how wilde uses food as the most vivid icon of all the signs in the story. in act ii, algernon shows that he's in a controlling position while everyone thinks him to be earnest.
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- Analyzes how algernon uses his fake alias, mr. bunbury, to escape responsibilities and uncomfortable events. "bunbuying" is symbolic because it represents dodging situations expected of a person that he doesn't actually care for.
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- Analyzes how oscar wilde's the importance of being earnest embraces the idea of absurdity in victorian times.
- Analyzes the role of miss prism and chasuble in the story is to have an air of responsibility, but in reality be nearly, if not as, absurd as the other characters.
667 wordsRead More - The Importance Of Being Earnest Literary Analysisanalytical essayThe title is “The Importance of Being Earnest” and it had multiple meanings. The first meaning is the irony between earnest and the name Earnest. The meaning of earnest is honesty, which causes irony because the is opposite of what Earnest demonstrates in the play. In addition, Earnest was not honest about his identity in the play and was living a double life. The second meaning is the importance of being honest, which he realized when he discovered his name is actually Earnest.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the title, "the importance of being earnest," had multiple meanings, including irony, honesty, and the importance of being honest.
- Explains that ii.oscar wilde was born october 16, 1854, and married constance lloyd in 1884. he believed in aestheticism, which supported the arts beauty.
- Analyzes how the main character is jack, which is also earnest. he was born an orphan and adopted by thomas cardew.
- Analyzes how the title, "the importance of being earnest," had multiple meanings, including irony, honesty, and the importance of being honest.
- Explains that ii.oscar wilde was born october 16, 1854, and married constance lloyd in 1884. he believed in aestheticism, which supported the arts beauty.
- Analyzes how the main character is jack, which is also earnest. he was born an orphan and adopted by thomas cardew.
- Analyzes how chose london and hertfordshire to show the difference between the urban city and the country. the setting affects jack because he is living two completely different lifestyles and experiences.
- Explains that the play is written in the third person omniscient point of view, which means the narrator knows all feelings and thoughts about the characters. the story would be different if it was told about another speaker.
- Analyzes how lady bracknell discovers that jack is trying to marry gwendolen, and algernon proposes to cecily.
- Analyzes how uses humor, irony, exaggeration, and folly to make a specific comment about cultural or social trend, group, or class.
- Analyzes how ix.oscar wilde's style of the play is humorous. he uses absurd and exaggerated situations, nonsensical language, paradoxical humor, and puns to bring out his point of view of shadowness.
- Analyzes how wilde uses comical statements to make fun of the victorian era. he uses irony when jack states, "my dear algy, you talk exactly as if you were a dentist."
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- Analyzes how jack's best friend, algernon moncrieff, creates a double life in london, and uses the name ernest in an attempt to meet cecily cardew.
- Analyzes how ernest and algernon moncrieff's double lives allow them to express a personality that they aren't usually able to show.
- Explains wilde, oscar, and sylvan barnet's the importance of being earnest: and other plays.
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- Analyzes how ernest and algernon moncrieff's double lives allow them to express a personality that they aren't usually able to show.
- Explains wilde, oscar, and sylvan barnet's the importance of being earnest: and other plays.
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576 wordsRead More - Oscar Wilde's The Importance Of Being Earnestanalytical essayContrary to the stereotypical woman of the Victorian culture, both female characters Gwendolen and Cecily become instigators of love, from influencing the proposal to composing their own love letters from their lovers. Gwendolen affirms her forwardness in romantic matters when she exclaims to Jack who is hesitant about proposing, “I am afraid you have had very little experience in how to propose” (Powell, 132). Not only do the ladies have a skewed view of marriage and their responsibilities within that relationship, but the men do as well. Algernon says of proposals, “I really don’t see anything romantic in proposing. It is very romantic to be in love. But there is nothing romantic about a definite proposal. Why, one may be accepted” (Ericksen, 150). He clearly has a skewed view of marriage. When it comes to Lady Bracknell, her view of marriage is primarily concerned with money and sometimes concerned with social respectability. When questioning Jack about the potential of marrying Gwendolen, she focuses on typically irrelevant characteristics. Lady Bracknell says of Jack’s confession to his tendency to smoke, “I am glad to hear it. A man should always have an occupation of some kind” (Greenblat, 539-540). She goes on to take interest in such things as his knowledge and education, finances, and family
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how oscar wilde's the importance of being earnest portrays the hypocrisy of the high social class of victorian era.
- Analyzes how the importance of being earnest is a comedy of manners, revealing the shallow mindset of victorian high society through satirical, yet critical tone.
- Analyzes how wilde reveals victorian high society's false sincerity and shallowness through the dialogue between characters.
- Analyzes how oscar wilde's the importance of being earnest portrays the hypocrisy of the high social class of victorian era.
- Analyzes how the importance of being earnest is a comedy of manners, revealing the shallow mindset of victorian high society through satirical, yet critical tone.
- Analyzes how wilde reveals victorian high society's false sincerity and shallowness through the dialogue between characters.
- Analyzes how lady bracknell's values are not held in the character of the individual, but in silly things like wealth and status.
- Analyzes how gwendolen fairfax and cecily cardew defy victorian ideals for women of modesty, unassertiveness, and naivety.
- Analyzes how wilde exposes the prevailing class prejudices of nineteenth century england through the character, values, and dialogue of the characters.
1137 wordsRead More - The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wildeanalytical essayOne of the Oscar Wilde’s most loved, well known and successful play ‘The Importance Of Being Earnest’ was written during the summer of 1894 at Worthing, England. It was first performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James’s theatre, London. Jack Worthing, the play’s main character was found and adopted by a wealthy man, Thomas Cardew in a handbag at a railway line where he was accidentally abandoned as a baby. All the respect that has been given to him as acknowledged upper-class Victorian is only because of his adopted father’s wealth. As the protagonist of the play he is expected to be an earnest man to do justice to the title of the play, but it turned out to be that he is nowhere close to that. Wilde has used Jack’s character more to an instrument to represent a set of ideas or attitudes.
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- Analyzes how oscar wilde's "the importance of being earnest" was written during the summer of 1894 at worthing, england, and first performed on 14 february 1895 at the st james’s theatre, london.
- Analyzes how jack's relatives and neighbors believe him to be well-mannered, productive member of a polite. he acts like an older brother to algernon.
- Analyzes how jack creates a fake and imaginary persona to avoid the burdens of his social responsibility. his love for gwendolen fairfax, the daughter of lady bracknell, is pure and sincere.
- Analyzes how oscar wilde's "the importance of being earnest" was written during the summer of 1894 at worthing, england, and first performed on 14 february 1895 at the st james’s theatre, london.
- Analyzes how jack's relatives and neighbors believe him to be well-mannered, productive member of a polite. he acts like an older brother to algernon.
- Analyzes how jack creates a fake and imaginary persona to avoid the burdens of his social responsibility. his love for gwendolen fairfax, the daughter of lady bracknell, is pure and sincere.
- Analyzes how algernon (algy) moncrieff, jack's best friend, is younger, flip-pant, irrelevant, and playful in nature. he exemplifies acumen, ridicules the world around him and the society in it.
- Analyzes how algy represents wilde's cleverness and position in the esthetic culture of the 1890s.
- Explains that oscar used two different locations as the setting for this play, which are the luxurious london and the unblemished countryside estate, hertfordshire in the late 19th century of the victorian era.
- Analyzes how wilde has made both the country and the city setting as a waggish and frolicsome.
- Explains that unlike most plays, this play does not have a narrator from whose eyes and voice we learn the story. the characters speak in the first-person.
- Analyzes how algernon moncrieff is visited by his best friend, ernest worthing, who explains the purpose of his visit to algy’s cousin, gwendolen.
- Explains how jack aka ‘ernest’ was forced into admitting his double-role act. this was his explanation for creating a fake younger brother called ‘ ernest’.
- Analyzes how algernon reveals about a fake persona, his friend ‘bunbury’, that he created to escape from the dull gathering and social responsibility.
- Analyzes how lady bracknell enters the room to find about both of them. she asks jack if he could be considered as a life partner for her daughter.
- Analyzes how gwendolen disapproves further contact between them and tells him that they can never get to be together as he don't know about his biological parents or their level/status.
- Analyzes how act 2 takes place at jack's country house in woolton, hertfordshire. cecily is found studying german language as scheduled by her uncle, jack with her governess, miss prism.
- Analyzes how jack has setup a plan to kill his irresponsible younger brother ‘ernest’ because that is how much he's willing to marry gwendolen.
- Analyzes how jack and algy calmed them down and explained the truth. they were engaged to nobody, since there was no ernest. the men told them that they only wanted to meet the lady of their interest.
- Analyzes how lady bracknell arrives at the manor house and sees algernon holding cecily's hand, which she disapproves in the first. jack refuses to give his consent for their marriage.
- Analyzes how lady bracknell recognizes miss prism as a family nursemaid twenty-eight years ago. she recklessly put the baby boy in the hand bag and the manuscript of her novel.
- Analyzes how wilde uses comical tone most of the time in the play, with puns and epigrams used to show satirical situations. he never wastes his opportunity to critic the victorian society.
- Analyzes how the play's style of writing is as funny and witty as oscar wilde. some dialogues can be literally taken out and used in our lives.
- Analyzes wilde's use of the main character to tell the world things that would come out of his own mouth. the advices and comments that jack and algernon give in the play are examples of their thought.
- Analyzes how dramatic irony is one of the important essences of john and algernon's play, which is the double life jack has been living all the while to stupefy his friends.
- Analyzes how jack and algernon have been trying to marry the love of their love beyond all the obstacles they faced. marriages are made in heaven, but this was not the case during the victorian era.
- Analyzes how marriage was more to maintaining and improving the social status. it was measured by the amount of wealth rather than the deep of love.
- Analyzes how jack and algernon's fake personas are their way of escaping from the burdensome responsibility of the society.
- Opines that wilde's play is funny and has its own hidden message. all of us are living a lie to some extent.
1979 wordsRead More - Oscar Wilde's The Importance Of Being Earnestanalytical essayIn “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde, humor functions through the use of Characterization and the social satire of the Victorian period. Characterization is the method an author uses to reveal or describe characters and their various personalities. Satire is a literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness, often with the intent of correcting, or changing, the subject of the satirical attack. These two comical devices are part of the nature of humor, which is the concept that a person’s flaws are funny. An example is if a person was to stand on stage and one was to point out their physical and physiological flaws in front of a big crowd. Of course everyone in the crowd would be laughing because that is the nature of humor. This is what the whole play, “The Importance of Being Earnest” is based around. The play also works perfectly on how it is setup in the beginning and brought through to become a very funny play in the end.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how oscar wilde's "the importance of being earnest" uses characterization and social satire to make fun of human vice or weakness.
- Analyzes how oscar wilde's use of characterization is primarily shown through the character of lady bracknell, who is overprotective of her daughter gwendolen.
- Analyzes how oscar wilde uses the character algernon to depict satire in "the importance of being earnest."
- Analyzes how oscar wilde's "the importance of being earnest" uses characterization and social satire to make fun of human vice or weakness.
- Analyzes how oscar wilde's use of characterization is primarily shown through the character of lady bracknell, who is overprotective of her daughter gwendolen.
- Analyzes how oscar wilde uses the character algernon to depict satire in "the importance of being earnest."
- Analyzes how oscar wilde uses satire and characterization to make the comical affect work perfectly. the satire in "the importance of being earnest" would not work if algernon was not arrogant and snobby.
- Analyzes how characterization, satire, and wit in oscar wilde's "the importance of being earnest" create an ideal comical affect through the characters algernon and lady bracknell.
591 wordsRead More - Importance of Being Earnestanalytical essayOscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” epitomizes the idiosyncrasy of the Victorian society through satire and wit. Throughout the play Wilde criticizes the common perception of the mid seventeenth through early eighteenth century culture, “Prudish, hypocritical, stuffy and narrow minded”. With his quintessential characters and intricate situations Wilde configures the perfect depiction of the carless irrationality of social life, the frivolity of the wealthy, the importance of money, and the lack of reverence for marriage often manifested by those in this era. Wilde also jabs at the Victorian convention to uphold the appearance of decency in order to hide the cruel, indignant and manipulative attitudes of the time. Through setting, characters, comedy, and a great deal of drama Oscar Wilde portrays his views on the elitist of his time.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how oscar wilde's "the importance of being earnest" epitomizes the idiosyncrasies of victorian society through satire and wit.
- Analyzes how wilde uses each of the characters to represent the manner in which those in the upper class would behave.
- Analyzes how jack worthington represents the common attitude of an upper class victorian. jack is the portal for wilde to survey attitudes of victorians on subject's courtship and marriage.
- Analyzes how oscar wilde's "the importance of being earnest" epitomizes the idiosyncrasies of victorian society through satire and wit.
- Analyzes how wilde uses each of the characters to represent the manner in which those in the upper class would behave.
- Analyzes how jack worthington represents the common attitude of an upper class victorian. jack is the portal for wilde to survey attitudes of victorians on subject's courtship and marriage.
- Analyzes how lady bracknell symbolizes the negativity of the victorian upper-class according to wilde. she is authoritative, egotistical, and proper.
- Analyzes how lady bracknell's judgment and gesticulations display a careful and calculated speaking pattern and indulge in back to back witty repartee with others.
794 wordsRead More - In Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance Of Being Earnest'analytical essay...her. Jack and Algernon seem similar and some cases are, but there are some differences that make the play humorous and climatic. Jack, even though he portrays it turns out to be immoral and hypocritical and Algernon turns out to be immoral and honest. One of the moral paradoxes that “The Importance of Being Earnest” seems to express is the idea that the perfectly moral man is the man who professes to be immoral, who speaks truly by virtue of the fact that he admits to being essentially a liar. Both Jack and Algernon want to be “Ernest” but in truth, it is a pun on the word. The women love the name because they think the men are earnest! The main conflict in the play is hypocrisy, and whole notion of Jack and Algernon going against the normal conventions of being a hypocrite. Algernon’s ideologies about marriage, food, women and love are what bring humor to the play.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how oscar wilde's play, "the importance of being earnest," is a satire, comedy of errors, and an intellectual farce.
- Analyzes how algernon and jack have similar ideologies, love for their romantic partners, and same reaction when they confront their loved ones. they have character differences, which increase the conflict and humor in the play.
- Analyzes how jack uses his fictional character "ernest" to mask his imperfections, allowing society to think about him in a good and humble way.
- Analyzes how oscar wilde's play, "the importance of being earnest," is a satire, comedy of errors, and an intellectual farce.
- Analyzes how algernon and jack have similar ideologies, love for their romantic partners, and same reaction when they confront their loved ones. they have character differences, which increase the conflict and humor in the play.
- Analyzes how jack uses his fictional character "ernest" to mask his imperfections, allowing society to think about him in a good and humble way.
- Analyzes how algernon's bunburying is used to spare him from his real life and avoid dinners with lady bracknell, which draws him away from tiresome or uninteresting social obligations.
- Opines that one must be serious about something, if one wants to have any amusement in life.
- Analyzes how jack's refusal to acknowledge that he is "a bunburyist" is what differentiates him from algernon.
- Analyzes how jack and algernon are confronted with gwendolen and cecily pretending to be ernest. they have to come up with the truth to keep the engagement with them intact.
- Analyzes how jack is an overprotective guardian. he doesn't want anyone to know about cecily or ernest, as he wants to keep that part of his life secret.
1514 wordsRead More - 'The Importance Of Being Earnest' By Oscar Wildeanalytical essayThe plot of “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde, performed by Shem Productions is a Victorian melodrama where Jack Worthing, the protagonist, lives by a phantom name ‘Ernest’ in London, and by his original name in the country. This further leads to a series of misunderstandings among his friends, family and girlfriend.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes the plot of "the importance of being earnest" by oscar wilde, performed by shem productions, where jack worthing, the protagonist, lives by a phantom name ernest in london, and by his original name in the country.
- Analyzes how the central metaphor was the double life represented by the idea of ‘bunburying’, an imaginary term given by algemon. the play was enacted without narration or chorus music.
- Analyzes how an evolving debate is witnessed about the nature of the marriage throughout the play. the play was a mix of comedy, couples fall in love but cannot be together, and satire.
- Analyzes the plot of "the importance of being earnest" by oscar wilde, performed by shem productions, where jack worthing, the protagonist, lives by a phantom name ernest in london, and by his original name in the country.
- Analyzes how the central metaphor was the double life represented by the idea of ‘bunburying’, an imaginary term given by algemon. the play was enacted without narration or chorus music.
- Analyzes how an evolving debate is witnessed about the nature of the marriage throughout the play. the play was a mix of comedy, couples fall in love but cannot be together, and satire.
354 wordsRead More - Oscar Wilde Satireanalytical essayIn terms of structure, marriage serves as a prime force of motivation in terms of driving the plot. In conforming to the traditional aspect of dramatic comedy of an end denouement of marriage, Wilde creates adjacent desires for Jack and Algernon whether this is to marry Gwendolyn or Cecily. Thereby the vast majority of events which coalesce to form the play are in relation to this shared desire and therefore the plot is more easily driven. For example, Jack maintains the false persona of ‘Earnest’ in order to marry Gwendolyn which creates humour for the audience as it serves as a reoccurring pun. The resulting comical disorder of this and the impact it has in terms of climaxes, for example; when it becomes apparent that neither Jack nor Algernon are called ‘Earnest’, makes the structural device of marriage even more significant in terms of the play’s effect on the audience. In this, the structure of the play provides greater humour for the audience and emphasises the comic effect of the continuous ‘Earnest’ pun. In Act 1 of the play during the bout of witty repartee between the characters Jack and Algernon, Wilde includes an inversion of the cliché that ‘marriages are made in h...
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how oscar wilde uses conventional comic devices such as disorder, caricature, and witty repartee to contrive the satirical ‘the importance of being earnest’.
- Analyzes how wilde creates adjacent desires for jack and algernon to marry gwendolyn or cecily. the structure of the play provides greater humour for the audience.
- Analyzes how lady bracknell's use of witty epigrams embodies the lack of morality within the british aristocracy.
- Analyzes how oscar wilde uses conventional comic devices such as disorder, caricature, and witty repartee to contrive the satirical ‘the importance of being earnest’.
- Analyzes how wilde creates adjacent desires for jack and algernon to marry gwendolyn or cecily. the structure of the play provides greater humour for the audience.
- Analyzes how lady bracknell's use of witty epigrams embodies the lack of morality within the british aristocracy.
- Analyzes how wilde uses sophisticated repartee and witty epigrams to create comedy in the mockery of the upper class and specifically their idea of marriage.
- Analyzes how oscar wilde caricatures the upper class in lady bracknell and uses satire throughout the interview to ridicule late nineteenth century aristocracy.
- Analyzes how oscar wilde uses the character of lady bracknell as a representation of lord alfred douglas' voluble, undereducated father whose provocative and outrageous misspelled note led to the downfall
- Analyzes how wilde uses the comic device of satire to subvert traditional ideas of late nineteenth century gender roles and implicitly criticises the male dominated victorian society.
- Analyzes how wilde uses inversion, satire and epigrams to create an eloquent blend of effective yet sometimes implicit social criticisms of late nineteenth century society and derive humour for both modern and victorian audiences.
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