The Importance of Being Earnest

While today’s acceptance levels of the LGBT+ community are at the highest levels in modern history, for a long time the level of acceptance was a negative one. During the 1800s and some parts of the world today, being homosexual is thought to be a disease and/or crime. Writers who were apart of the LGBT+ community in the 1800s were marked by their sexuality. Their pieces of work, if even read, were ridiculed. Anything they did was placed below writings of their straight counterparts, no matter…

villain is carried off to jail, the lovers get married and justice is served. However, there is no renewal in society because the blocking force itself is not renewed. In “Tartuffe”, Orgon is the blocking force who separates Mariane and Valère from being together. He says “Yes, Tartuffe shall be/Allied by marriage to this family/And he’s to be your husband is that clear? /It’s a father’s privilege (Molière Act 2, Scene 1, 28-31). Orgon has such a dominant and rash personality that he is so…

his opinions regarding the shift of French society and it’s politics. In his letter, three key themes are reinforced throughout: the importance of tradition; loyalty to the sovereign; and the lack of value private property has. These themes are explored within his argument against the revolution. Throughout the course of his letter, Burke discusses the importance of remaining true to the traditions that have been established prior to the revolution. Within the Reflection, Burke states that…

found out about his background, he was jumping for joy. Even more so when he found out that his name is Ernest. For instance, Jack aka Ernest states, “On the contrary, Aunt Augusta, I’ve now realized for the first time in my life the vital importance of Being Earnest” (pg 109). Jack has grown up with the need to create his own self, but he understands his true identity, Ernest is his true self. His own choices led them to find out who he was. If he had not wish to marry Gwendolen, then he might…

requiring literature courses at the high school and university level. The rationale lies in what people can learn from the works today. The purpose of the literature may have been something specific when it was published, but its importance changes over…

influence on the device, and vice versa. Therefore, it is probably not possible to discuss wordplay without involving a context and an intention". He adds that " Wordplay has been and continues to be used in several contexts, the most common of which being the criticism of language and magical language. In language criticism, wordplay is used to provoke a hesitation or delay on a semantic level and by this means to relativize the epistemological value of language; in magical language, wordplay…

question their norms, except there were people who did or wanted to break these norms. But afraid that they will get in trouble with society who was against the idea of changing traditional aspects of their lives. In Oscar Wilde’s play “The Importance of Being Earnest,” brings up the society were inequality…

Jane Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice and Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest explore the archetypal values of aristocracy, including marriage, women and identity. Austen and Wilde converge in presenting opinions on marriage through humour and contrasting characters. Wilde explores the role of women through reversal and dialogue, while Austen explores the same idea with irony and symbolism. The incorporation of irony and anagnorisis allow both authors to criticise the role of…

singularly compiled of Shinto beliefs. Due to these books being recorded in the 8th century there were many influences from Buddhism and Confucianism which have their on contribution to these texts. These beliefs and history are constructed from: The Kojiki, the record of Ancient matters which is Shinto's infrastructure of written history - Comprised by Ō no Yasumaro at the appeal of Empress Genmei in 712 CE the Kojiki is…

clever, witty and have good manners especially when in public places. Conservatism flourished as the new normal, as well as in politics and literature. During this era, the literature that was written mostly consisted of simple portrayals of human beings. Writers imitated the style of Romans and Greeks and viewed man as inherently flawed. They focused on order, accuracy and structure. Literatures during this time were parody, essays, satire, letters, fables, melodrama and rhyming with couplets…