Oscar Wilde, or as his full name, Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde was born in 1854 in Dublin. He published his first book in 1881 which was a volume of poems. After moving to Chelsea, England, he wrote for several newspapers and he also edited ’The Woman’s World’ magazine. He had published some smaller works, until he wrote ’The Picture of Dorian Gray” which appeared in Lippincott’s Magazine in 1890. He later added more chapters to his work and ’The Portrait of Dorian Gray’ was published as a book in 1891. He lived in Paris, when he wrote ’Salom’ and with the help of Madame Bernhardt, the play was presented in the Palace Theatre. After several successful plays, Mr. George Alexander produced ’The importance of Being Earnest’ at the St. James’s Theatre. The play was written in 1895 and was a great success.
With his plays he became very popular, but later in 1895 an unexpected circumstance shadowed his life. He lost in a prosecution against the Marquis of Queensberry and he he was arrested. He had spent two years in prison where he wrote letters and from those, ’De Profundis’ was published. He had fallen ill in prison, later he grew worse and finally died in 1909.
Oscar Wilde’s plays are often criticised, because …show more content…
They have a pleasent conversation until Algernon -or Algy as he is often referred in the play- admits that he had found the cigarette case of Earnest and he discovered the name engraved was not Earnest but Jack. Jack is obliged to confess, that he made up a younger brother beacuse he finds his life in the countryside very boring. Whenever he wants to escape from his own life, he pretend to visit his brother in the city. Instead he uses the name Earnest and he is enjoying himself. Algernon admits that he also has an excuse when he needs some time far from his everyday life. He invented a friend named Bunbury who lives int he country and often ill, so Algy has to visit
With his plays he became very popular, but later in 1895 an unexpected circumstance shadowed his life. He lost in a prosecution against the Marquis of Queensberry and he he was arrested. He had spent two years in prison where he wrote letters and from those, ’De Profundis’ was published. He had fallen ill in prison, later he grew worse and finally died in 1909.
Oscar Wilde’s plays are often criticised, because …show more content…
They have a pleasent conversation until Algernon -or Algy as he is often referred in the play- admits that he had found the cigarette case of Earnest and he discovered the name engraved was not Earnest but Jack. Jack is obliged to confess, that he made up a younger brother beacuse he finds his life in the countryside very boring. Whenever he wants to escape from his own life, he pretend to visit his brother in the city. Instead he uses the name Earnest and he is enjoying himself. Algernon admits that he also has an excuse when he needs some time far from his everyday life. He invented a friend named Bunbury who lives int he country and often ill, so Algy has to visit