Characters are defined by their interactions with others, driving the action forward, therefore, relationships are a key factor in each character’s life, in which it forms the identity of each character. There are diverse ways in which identity is presented in each text for example through the use of: Love, Gender Roles and one's Family influence.
Relationships are portrayed in multiple ways throughout each of the texts, whether it’s romantical, friendships or familial. ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ presents mainly romantic relationships as it is a key part of the play and links with the characters identities. Whereas ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ portrays platonic love and affection that characters have for one another.
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Wilde presents love in romantic ways between characters in the importance of being earnest, each are shown in their own unique way. ‘Jack: I wanted to be engaged to Gwendolen, that is all. I love her. Algernon: Well, I simply wanted to be engaged to Cecily. I adore her. The use of ‘love’ and ‘adore’ shows the competitiveness between the two characters to try and show who shows the most ‘love’ when in fact they have merely known the person they are in love with for a few hours. The term love is overused by Wilde in the play to highlight whether it is ‘love’ or just for convenience, wilde makes it hard to distinguish the difference between ‘love’ and romance in the play as they both mean different things to each character. Algernon uses the word ‘adore’ as it links to ‘’true love’’ which is more acceptable for him to display as it shows more of a commitment to the other person. It also emphasises the point that there may be different types of love and that they are in ‘love’ for different reasons. This links to the idea of identity by Jack and Algernon and that they use the persona of ‘ernest’ to engage with the girls, creating an allusion in which true identity is then questioned. Wilde was writing in the late 1800s, where he wasn’t able to express his love to its purest form due to homosexuality being illegal, he alludes in the way that he
Relationships are portrayed in multiple ways throughout each of the texts, whether it’s romantical, friendships or familial. ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ presents mainly romantic relationships as it is a key part of the play and links with the characters identities. Whereas ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ portrays platonic love and affection that characters have for one another.
Both writers present …show more content…
Wilde presents love in romantic ways between characters in the importance of being earnest, each are shown in their own unique way. ‘Jack: I wanted to be engaged to Gwendolen, that is all. I love her. Algernon: Well, I simply wanted to be engaged to Cecily. I adore her. The use of ‘love’ and ‘adore’ shows the competitiveness between the two characters to try and show who shows the most ‘love’ when in fact they have merely known the person they are in love with for a few hours. The term love is overused by Wilde in the play to highlight whether it is ‘love’ or just for convenience, wilde makes it hard to distinguish the difference between ‘love’ and romance in the play as they both mean different things to each character. Algernon uses the word ‘adore’ as it links to ‘’true love’’ which is more acceptable for him to display as it shows more of a commitment to the other person. It also emphasises the point that there may be different types of love and that they are in ‘love’ for different reasons. This links to the idea of identity by Jack and Algernon and that they use the persona of ‘ernest’ to engage with the girls, creating an allusion in which true identity is then questioned. Wilde was writing in the late 1800s, where he wasn’t able to express his love to its purest form due to homosexuality being illegal, he alludes in the way that he