Victorian poets

INTRODUCTION Humour, comedy and laughter occupy a large space in the accounts of the Victorian literature and culture. On the one hand, comic representations were everywhere, and attained a high cultural prominence (Rosenthal, 2015). Many of the Victorian novelists recognized as masters in using humour such as Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray being the most prominent in the use of comic techniques (Ibid.). Meanwhile, it was a comic periodical, it was the time that became the…

Introduction: The Victorian Period begun in 1837 the year Victoria became queen, and ended in 1901 when she dies. This period was the great age of the English novel with realism, thick plots, crowded with characters, and very long. Formerly, it was the ideal form to describe life and to entertain the middle class. However, some of the writers that were very recognized were Charles Dickens, full of drama, humor, and a variety of characters, complicated plots, and a portrayal of how urban life…

author (for my knowledge only, but very helpful): Oscar Wilde was born on October 16, 1854 in Dublin, Ireland. The Irish poet and playwright authored works of literary merit such as The Importance of Being Earnest and The Picture of Dorian Gray. Wilde was one of the greatest wits of the 20th century because of his intelligence, flamboyancy, and humor. Unfortunately, the Victorian social prejudices surmounted him, when the father of a young man Wilde was romantically involved with left him a…

A Bell Jar The notion of ideal gender roles that have been brought up by the post-world war two era are self-evident in the novel, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. The title of the novel itself represents how the protagonist, Esther, feels about the pressure of holding up to proper feminine decorum put into place by society. This is obvious when Esther begins to explain about her life choices, as represented by the fig tree, where each fig is a path that Esther can choose to live, however choosing…

"A Doll's House is the first full-blown example of Ibsen's modernism." While looking at the unreconciled ending of A Doll's House, which sets Nora's need to be first and foremost a human being against her roles as doll or as wife and mother, and offends society's need for faith in the idea of the divine and the beautiful to survive". The celebration and self-fulfillment of women was atypical for this time Promotion of equal rights and liberties I would like to look at this play from the…

were split between those who wanted to search the powers and fear of an inner imaginative life and those who thought that living a romantic life is a form of dangerous self- indulgence those who believed in escaping to nature and those who wanted for poets to act such prophet and legislators and reform society . The period saw a rapid rise of modes of writing associated with the exploration of the self like as: lyrical poetry. Lyrical poetry this the poem is "the daffodils" by William…

been told who would believe the truth. Oscar Wilde wrote comedy melodrama play “The Importance of Being Earnest” which is his perception of the rigid Victorian social norms and values. Also the word “Earnest” plays a significant role in the play. According to Brigitte Bastiat, Oscar Wilde uses his characters to express’s his deviance of the Victorian social norms, such as marriage, hereditary privileges, sexual roles and language (Basstiat). The main characters are Jack Worthy (Ernest),…

control. Jane uses the teachings of Helens perception of Christianity to tolerate the conditions at Lowood and encourages her to think about the afterlife. Before meeting Helen Jane has a very limited perception of Christianity the stigma in the Victorian era was that little girls should behave and accept harsh punishment, this was something Jane could not deal with before meeting Helen, she presents the idea of religious sacrifice. Helen has strong beliefs about Christianity; she believes that…

through the meaning created by the stage directions and setting of the stage. The playwright reveals the stage as an extension of society and as the drama unfolds, the audience is aware of the role deception plays in the rigid class structure of the Victorian Era. The play’s title foreshadows the symbolic importance of the stage. As the audience is introduced to the living room of the Helmers’ home, it becomes apparent that it is a metaphorical…

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…