The Importance of Being Earnest

negativity in the positivity, and vice versa. For some, finding happiness is something that takes a lifetime, yet Ferlinghetti uses cynicism to its fullest extent, claiming that it would be too late to enjoy life fully and wholeheartedly, because we human beings die sooner or later. “Mortician”, a word related to the cruelest and harshest thing in life – death, is placed next to “smiling” – an action that results directly from joy and delight, furthering corroborating the concept of light and…

Written by Moises Kaufman, the play “Gross Indecency” is a biography of the life of Oscar Wilde, that focuses on court trials where Wilde is accused of being homosexual. Kaufman spent two years writing the play and completed it in 1997. The production contains several roles, but a single actor can play multiple characters, as the case in Kaufman’s production. The play consists of twenty four characters, including eight narrators; however, this is not including parts entitled “others”. Most…

if there is a god. On the other hand, “God’s Grandeur” by Gerard Hopkins talks about how God rules the earth. Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest shows what life is like with either a nonexistent or indifferent god. “Hap” begins with the haunting line, “If but some vengeful god would call to me…” (Hardy 1932). Hardy wants God to be a hateful being because in Hardy’s mind, that would justify and explain why life is so hard and difficult. The poem’s god says, “Thou suffering…

Group 1, Question A Aristocrats of the Victorian era aimed at being perceived as extremely moral and proper; however, in the reality, the fact of being seen as moral by other members of society overshadowed being moral itself. Oscar Wilde in his “Importance of Being Ernest” satirizes the intent of people to be loved and admired for what they are not, “You look as if your name was Ernest. You are the most earnest-looking person I ever saw in my life” (Wilde 6). For Cecily and Gwendolen it is…

Have you ever noticed something that seemed ridiculous or petty but everyone never said anything bad about it? Well, that is exactly how Oscar Wilde felt about the Victorian upper class. In the play “The Importance of Being Earnest”, Oscar Wilde uses the characters to portray how he viewed the Victorian upper class. Wilde satirizes the Victorian upper class by using understatements about serious matters, bringing attention to the comedic behaviors of the characters, and portraying the humourous…

word-play, puns, verbal irony, innuendo, and witticism to mock or satirize a particular subject. This is true of Oscar Wilde’s play, The Importance of Being Earnest. Oscar Wilde, living in a society tainted by strict rules and customs, used this play to challenge social norms of the Victorian era. The double entendre included in title, The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People, accents Oscar Wilde's witticism and word-play, as he mocks Victorian values by trivialising…

However, he found our talk a distraction and was happy to help out. His willingness to assist me demonstrated his character and is even reflected in his answers. Over all we discussed the importance of passion and embracing the changes that come along with forming a business. There were some funny anecdotes along the way as well. My favorite anecdote that Paul shared with me about his commitment was when a customer called in to have a helmet…

Honky takes the serious issue of racism and shines a light on certain aspects by using comedy and satire as tools to support and help illustrate topics discussed on stage. My focus of this paper will be on two actors that I believe personify comedy and seriousness the most in this production, Sam Richardson as Dr. Driscoll and Judd Johnson as Thomas Hodge. Richardson and Johnson both focused heavily in these two categories in Mikell Pinkley’s production of Honky, but Richardson’s comedic take on…

The girl in this story represents a daughter being instructed on how to live a fulfilling life. The practical advice given to her helps set up the idea of how her mother wants her to behave in different situations. The girl represents more than just herself, but a girl, her family wants her to be.…

Also comedy have a several types Farce, Romantic Comedy, Satirical Comedy, Sentimental comedy, Black comedy, Comedy of humours and Comedy of manners. The Farce is a form of low comedy, whose intention is to provoke simple mirth in the form of roars of laughter (and not smiles); it uses exaggerated physical action, character and absurd situation, with improbable events, a complex plot, with events rapidly succeeding one another, pushing character and dialogue into the background. The origins of…