Historical eras

have long studied and researched. They provide insight into the historical context and meanings of Tennyson’s work. The characters, especially the women, in the Idylls are particularly interesting to study for their impact to the overall theme of the work. Thesis: Tennyson uses the four main women in Idylls of the King—Enid, Elaine, Vivien, and Guinevere—to comment on the Victorian ideal of women, femininity, and domesticity of his era, and how dangerous that ideal is, not only to men and women…

During the Victorian era, the role and expectations of women is an issue of much discussion throughout the period. While there are instances of individuals challenging the social constructs that prevent a woman from expressing her own self-interests, many still support the idea of women being inherently self-sacrificing. Women are expected to be the epitome of elegance and womanly virtue, and should — above all else — maintain this idealized self-sacrificing attitude in all aspects of their…

One more interesting aspect of Almereyda’s film is his portrayal of Ophelia’s flowers. In both the film and the play, Ophelia is declared mad while giving away flowers. While reading the original play, written by Shakespeare, we can pull out many interpretation of what could have happen in this scene. In some portrayals we have Ophelia giving out real flowers to the actors, while in other portrayals, the flowers are imagery only symbolized as Ophelia fantasizes, or in some interpretation Ophelia…

"[T]here was a unifying theme that ran through most of the judgments made about Ireland and the Irish in Victorian England, and that theme had a distinctly ethnic and racial character. Stated simply, this consensus amounted to an assumption or a conviction that the 'native Irish ' were alien in race and inferior in culture to the Anglo-Saxons" (Curtis 5). In North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell, this Victorian undercurrent of anti-Irish sentiment is felt throughout the novel. The novel 's view…

1.1. The background of research Oscar Wilde lived in Victorian era of the 19th Century, when the industrial revolution was going on in the Britain. The society in that time has undergone unprecedented change. Most people were greedy and mercenary. At the same time, the capitalist system was established in Western Europe. The capitalist system plays a big role in human mind. People's world view and values have changed a lot The responsible Oscar Wilde is extremely dissatisfied with the…

is a Venetian merchant made a deal with a Christian merchant named Antonio to fulfill the desires of his close friend “Bassanio”. Moreover, this Shakespearian play discusses the melancholic relationship between a Christian and Jewish in Elizabethan era. In Merchant of Venice, Shylock represents a character who mask reality due to three critical reasons.…

The Victorian Era is understood to have existed during the rule of Queen Victoria during 1837 to 1901 and it was realized to be an exciting period that saw various literary schools, artistic styles, along with, social and political movements. Notably, the period was described to have led to swift developments and changes from observed advances in scientific, technological, and medical knowledge to changes in population growth. It was reckoned as an era of prosperity, great political reforms, and…

A possible reason for all of the intellect in The Picture of Dorian Gray could have been Oscar Wilde’s interest in the sciences. The Victorian era was a time when the sciences were becoming very important. Because of this, Oscar Wilde became very interested in the sciences, specifically evolution and psychology. That is the reason why there are a lot of psychological ideas in The Picture of Dorian…

Women during the Victorian era had very few career opportunities, seeing as it was the men that were supposed to work. It was the lower and lower middle classes women were expected to work, because that was what everyone in the lower and lower middle classes had to do in order to “live.” It is clear that factory workers during the Victorian era were not treated well, because they were not seen as worthy of having those rights of the upper classes. These factory workers were treated as well as…

Wilde’s ”The Importance of Being Earnest.” Victorian era ideals are littered throughout Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest.” Whether it be the act of bunburying, the prominence behind one’s name, or the suitability of someone in another’s hand in marriage, all are visited in this play in some form or another. Points of importance to Victorian culture are found quite trivial within the lines of this work published near the end of the same era, especially when portrayed through the…