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hide. When Jack makes known his plan to marry her daughter, she refuses on the basis that Jack does not know his family’s true place on the societal ladder, as he was orphaned. In Act I, she confronts Jack saying, “I would strongly advise you, Mr. Worthing, to try and acquire some relations as soon as possible” (The Importance of Being Earnest 24) and soon after stating, “You can hardly imagine that I and Lord Bracknell would dream of allowing our only daughter…to marry into a cloak-room, and…

I attended a UCF Theatre production on July 16, 2015 at 7:00P.M. The play that I went to was called the “The Importance of Being Earnest.” Oscar Wilde wrote the play and first performed it during the late 1800s. The play consists of two men and their journey towards finding their true love. During the play these two men go by the name of Earnest. They both use the same name to win over the women they desire in order to take their hand in marriage, but Jack uses the name earnest as an alibi for…

It is within human nature to both witness and partake in the application of double standards at some point in the course of one’s life. Whether this occurrence takes the form of a trivial or pivotal event will depend upon a great many variables, including an individual’s tendency towards honesty or deception. There may be vast differences between innocently-intended “little white lies” and selfishly-maneuvered “whoppers,” whether the untruths are told to oneself or to another. This is…

Bracknell; The Unlikely Mother-in-Law “You can hardly imagine that I and Lord Bracknell would dream of allowing our only daughter—a girl brought up with the utmost care—to marry into a cloak-room, and form an alliance with a parcel? Good morning, Mr. Worthing!” said Lady Bracknell, upon hearing of Jack’s upbringing (Wilde). The mother of Gwendolen, she has very high standards when it comes to choosing a mate for her daughter. Any whisper of marriage for her or her nephew, Algernon, is met…

People run into conflict everyday. This can lead to a good or bad outcome. A lot of the times however it leads to a bad outcome. Although it can lead to a good one it usually does not. I’m going to tell you how conflict usually has a negative impact especially to certain people. In “Things Fall Apart” you see a lot of conflict throughout the book. When there’s conflict usually it has a bad outcome such as when okonkwo beats his children. The outcome will be bad for the children which…

Earnest: Written vs. Performed play. The Importance of Being Earnest , written by Oscar Wilde in 1895, is a romantic comedy play written about the happenstance, coincidence, and revelation that occurs one London season between two friends, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, and their paramours Gwendolyn Bracknell and Cecily Cardew respectively. Minor characters include Lady Bracknell, Gwendolen’s mother and aunt to Algernon; Lane, Algernon’s butler; Miss Prism, Cecily’s governess; Merriman,…

Due to their categorizations as a social tragedy and a comedy of manners, respectively, A Doll’s House and The Importance of Being Earnest are immediately identified with many differences. However, as a result of the plays’ intertwining themes that suggest the journey to contentment through the determination of a person to appease to pressures given by society will ultimately lead to that person’s downfall according to societal standards, a common ground is found. Ironically, it is the…

successful victim. Another device that can be identified is allusion. This device describes the characters and compares them to basic ideologies. It is understood by now that her description is biased towards herself to seem successful and self-worthing of it. The character says “He is black, I am white.” The ideologies and comparisons that are achieved from this is the good and the bad. Obviously being her the good and the man the bad. Stereotypes of races and the belief that the use of such…

Two Types of Dramas A comparative analysis between two types of Dramas, comedy and Tragedy Drama is set up differently depending on the producer and the intention of the drama. However, when one is dealing with the text, it is important to consider that there a big difference between dramatic text and poetry or narrative. Accordingly, this is because among other purposes, dramas are written to be played on stage. However, it is critical to acknowledge that there are different types of dramas.…

Characters Pretending to be Earnest The Importance of Being Earnest is a play written by Oscar Wilde. The setting of the play is during the Victorian age in England. There are many characters in the play that look as if they are displaying earnestness but, three of them stand out from other characters. Algernon Moncrieff, Gwendolen Fairfax, and Cecily Cardew are the characters that on the outside exemplify sincerity and an earnest attitude, but on the inside are lying the whole time. Telling…