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the existence of their opponent through rapidly shifting expression of Identity” (272), and cause a quiet fire in the atmosphere of the scene. Since their fight is so indirect and blatantly petty, Wilde is able to comically criticize females of victorian society that are represented by Gwendolen and Cecily. Gwendolen and Cecily are both fixated on the name Ernest because the superficial society surrounding them unconsciously causes them to gravitate towards men that they believe have earnest dispositions

the people of the Victorian Era act. The play itself follows Algernon Moncrieff and Jack Worthing, and their quest to get acquainted with their future fiancées, Cecily Cardew and Gwendolen Fairfax. Additionally, Wilde wrote the play during the aestheticism movement, which promoted the creation of art for art’s sake. Through the use of humor, irony, and sarcasm, Wilde highlights the artificiality of Victorian society. From this, two major themes arise: people from the Victorian Era place significance

known as the Victorian Era. In the book and movie, The Importance of Being Earnest, several aspects of the Victorian life are depicted. First, during the scene where Lady Bracknell and Gwendolyn make a visit to Algernon’s home, Victorian style clothing is clearly seen. Both Lady Bracknell and Gwendolyn are wearing large dresses with tight waists, hats, and they are carrying umbrellas. The dresses contained ruffles and the hats had feathers in them, which were common traits among Victorian styled clothing

Victorian Hopes and Fears Involving Science as Found in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde During the Victorian Era there was a great race to use science to alleviate the suffering of the ill, specifically for those patients who were suffering from ailments of the mind. While some of the methods used to diagnose and treat such afflictions would be considered barbaric in nature by today’s standards, they were considered cutting edge medical science during the time of the Victorian Era. It was also considered

Satire of Gender Within the Victorian Era Oscar Wilde in "The Importance of Being Earnest" satirizes gender within the Victorian Era. He does this by creating a foil between Gwendolen and Lady Bracknell. In this particular era, Lady Bracknell, is the perfect Victorian woman. She is prim, proper, and reserved. Whereas, Gwendolen is outspoken, clever, and bold. One begins to see this contrast based on how they interact with others and then each other. In her interaction with Jack as he proposes she

backdrop of 1980’s Victorian era, whose social mores leached beyond the borders of England into Ibsen's Norway. Both protagonists contravene the Victorian codes of conduct thereby generating a maelstrom of moralistic criticism on the “fallen” Tess and the “unwomanly” Hedda. An examination of the aforementioned labels allows us to unpack the discourse surrounding the ideal Victorian woman. The “fallen woman”, epitomized by Tess, is an archetypal classification of a tainted woman. Victorian moralists (Collini)

Parody of the Victorian Era Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” satirizes the ridiculous rules and expectations held by the upper class of the Victorian Era. In the play, the upper class are expected to be proper and honest as a whole, with women speaking modestly in the presence of others and men being capable of taking care of women. The rules of society can restrict the ability to be reasonable. In Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest”, the elite class of the Victorian era is mocked

diverse personality types. Ford writes most of the female characters to be weak and inferior to men to fit with the Victorian audiences idea of how women were to be perceived - ‘powerless and at the mercy of men’. There are also certain female characters such as Putana and Hippolita who appear to go against the stereotypical idea of how women should act and behave during the Victorian era, these characters would have been extremely shocking for a 19th century audience. At the end of the play all of the

Oscar Wilde was an Irish playwright, novelist, and poet who lived an unconventional life during the Victorian Era. Oscar Wilde is lauded for his works, trademark wit, and the way he carried himself around. Arguably, his most famous piece of work is The Importance of Being Earnest, which is about two people who make up a person that lives in another part of the country in order to escape burdensome social responsibilities. The Importance of Being Earnest is an example of a satirical piece of literature

In the Victorian era (during the 1800s), it was a common belief that people with psychological illnesses were adulterated by the devil. Patients with these conditions were treated imperfectly and lived in unsanitary conditions. For example, most patients lived in cages, and were given minimal amounts of food, much like animals in captivity. As science progressed, a new perspective formed that challenged the original beliefs people had about mental illnesses. Not only did society make progress in