Victorian era

that a fictional story can come from anyone, no matter what age they are or what time period they come from. It also shows that there is a big difference in the works coming from an author of the victorian era and works coming from an author of the Modern era. Proof of this are the lives of both Victorian author, Charles Dickens, and Modern writer, Cassandra Clare. Charles Dickens, who was an English writer and social critic, was born on February 7, 1812 in Portsmouth, England. He was considered…

In the importance of being earnest, Wilde suggests that marriage in the Victorian era was not worth it because it was only for family alliances. After jack proposes to Gwendolen because she told him to, Lady Bracknell comes into the room and interrupts saying that she is not engaged to him and that she will be told by her or Gwendolen's father when she will be engaged to someone. Lady Bracknell says she will interview Jack to put him on the list of eligible men for Gwendolen. As she interviews…

Crime was alive and well in the Victorian era and is still flourishing in modern Britain. These two time periods offer the same ideas in combating crime, but have evolved into two very different ways at addressing it. Also, since the time periods were very unique, they had very different living conditions, which makes the reasons for crimes and the ways to combat them different. As crime evolves so do the police that are in charge of stopping it. Although crime and prevention often change, they…

Treatment of Women in “Othello” and “Trifles” Throughout history the handling of women has evolved. From the Victorian Era to the latter half of the nineteenth century many authors have championed the unfair treatment of women in books, poetry, short stories, and plays; however two authors have penned works worthy of comparison. In “Othello,” a maiden marries for love; however she is ultimately the fatal victim of her love. On the other hand, in the play “Trifles,” the downtrodden Minnie murders…

Works of literature is the creative expression of the time’s systems. Charles Dickens used many of his writings to reflect his current time period. He used his novel “Great Expectations” to highlight the conflicts of London during the Victorian era. Dickens identified the issues in London’s justice system, treatment of orphans, and education system in “Great Expectations”. One of the conflicts present in both “Great Expectations” and Dickens’ time is the legal system and its values. The court…

Tennyson’s Idylls of the King was written in Victorian England and the latest version was published in 1885, though the actual writing process covered a span of almost 50 years. Tennyson bases the series of poems comprising the Idylls on the European myth of King Arthur and the court of Camelot and various other adaptations of that legend. The evolution of Tennyson’s female characters to their final stages underscores an undermining of traditional Victorian gender roles by highlighting the…

beginning of the 20th century Victorians saw a development and change of ideas toward material goods. Whether it be for religious or moral matters. Cohen’s “Household Gods” elaborates on trends and ideologies that were seen during the time and attempts to provide an explanation as to what the inhabitants of the time deemed important. The span of the century that “Household Gods” covers is known as a time when religion was at its plateau in the eyes of scholars who canvassed the era. Cohen’s…

Throughout the Victorian Age, an expectation was placed on women to fulfill their domesticity role. Though a Victorian woman was to remain in the home, she could express herself through singing, weaving, and other artistic outlets. As Greenblatt expresses, “Victorian society was preoccupied not only with legal and economic limitations on women’s lives, but with the very nature of woman” (1957). Furthermore, society expected women to remain obedient, while appearing inferior to their husbands,…

The Victorian Era was a period during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901), where England had an outreach across the world through the use of colonialization and their development of science and technology. Darwin’s evolutionary theory of humans coming from ancestors of apes caused huge uproar, which got people thinking about god and religion. Also, due to the new found industrial revolution causing a rapid growth of factories, mills, industries and the ever growing middle class caused people…

viewed to consist of conventional love rather than affected love in a contemporary society because conventional love is described as genuine, caring and forgiving, which are attributes displayed by both characters. However, the novel is set in the Victorian Era where their relationship would not fit into the conventional ideas of love because relationships were based on financial security and family life. Catherine and Heathcliff’s relationship is partially displayed through the weather; in…