Oscar Wilde

strong desire for a lack of responsibilities was very dangerous. His lack of self-control led to him committing murder as Hyde. As he was losing his life as Jekyll, he was harming those around him. The Importance of Being Earnest, written by Oscar Wilde, describes the story of Algernon and Jack and their habits of deceit. In the play, both characters lie to the women they love about their true name. This is done because of their desires’ for relationships. Jack deceives Gwendolen by…

Technology. An ever-growing masterpiece invented by man that undoubtedly makes life easier for many. Technology has evidently played its part in breaking barriers to raise a global community through its means of connecting people from around the globe. Alas, even with all the pros that come with the advancement of technology, the cons that present themselves are also not to be belittled. As the field of technology expands and advances, mankind has thus become dependent on technology and it has…

heliocentric universe in the 1600s, to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, many of today’s most important changes and discoveries in all aspects of life would not have occurred if it wasn’t for displays of disobedience against powerful figures. Oscar WIlde once wrote that, “Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man’s original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through…

The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde, portrays Dorian as a greedy person. Dorian was given a painting of himself, which leads him to prioritize and fixate on beauty. Throughout the book, Dorian finds people that he starts to care about, but hurts them in the process. After realizing the consequences of his actions, he tries to undo the impact that he caused. Dorian shows signs of greed even when he realizes how much he has hurt others that he cares about. This was shown when Dorian wants…

In the play The Importance of Being Earnest, the female characters Cecily and Gwendolyn conform to the stereotypical role of the Victorian women's dream of marriage. They both have fantasies of what a perfect husband should be. Cecily and Gwendolyn will not marry unless the man's name is Earnest. Gwendolen tells Jack that “...my ideal has always been to love someone of the name of Earnest” (262). Cecily and Gwendolyn are fixated on the name Earnest because they believe that a man named Earnest…

seriousness and honesty are clear. He proposes to the honorable lady Gwendolyn Fairfax and, through leading a double life, ultimately demonstrates his conformity to the Victorian ethical and social standards. Jack, same as other main characters in Wilde 's play, is a less realistic character and more of an instrument to highlighting a set of ideas and attitudes. As a known upper-class Victorian, Jack became respected by the society only because of his adopted father 's fortune this made him…

There have been many controversies on the topic of disobedience throughout the course of history. Some say it creates havoc among society, and others would suggest that disobedience is the answer to justice and common good. Irish author Oscar Wilde believed that disobedience was a virtue and with it “progress has been made”. The type of disobedience that he alludes to is the civil disobedience that helped shape the people’s ideal nations. In shaping a nation with regards to a person’s ideals,…

The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest takes place in the Victorian Era in Europe, showcasing the strict societal rules and the pressure they cause to attempt to remove individuality from the society by having characters follow the proper upper class stereotypes (being rude to lower class, choosing marriages for money, etc.) By showing the upper class standards and stereotypical snobby behavior through multiple characters, Wilde highlights the few…

The writer Oscar Wilde once said, “When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is” (De la Bédoyère p 22). The meaning of Wilde’s quote is that money factors into almost every aspect of our lives, and it facilitates freedom and choices. When would it be a more pivotal time to educate a person on these principles other than during high school years? Some believe that there is not enough room in the curriculum for an additional…

Reading Response Recently I’ve just completed reading The Martian by Andy Weir after watching the movie. The book illustrates the story of an astronaut and botanist, Mark Watney, on Mars. Overall, the book somehow connects a lot to me. Being stranded on Mars, Watney has to be perseverant and to get through some hardships. However, it is more crucial for him to be adventurous. Watney, the only human being who left on Mars, risking his life for making water from “hydrazine” to maintain…