... romantic about a definite proposal... If ever I get married, I'll certainly try to forget the fact." Algernon is being completely illogical about marriage. To be married to someone is a life altering commitment that can't just be forgotten. The play, The Importance of Being Earnest, uses epigrams, satire, and irony to convey the absurdity of the Victorian Aristocrats. Through the play he shows how the high society feels about minor and major issues in life ... . The minor issues have a large influence while the major issues seem to not factor in at all. Oscar Wilde was definitely brillia...

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• Grade Level: High School

... not mastered the art of irony. Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest may be the biggest example of a comedy that has mastered irony. Irony blends the play between humor and social commentary amazingly. Almost every key idea in the play could be interpreted to be some form of irony. Wilde depicts his ironic tone mostly through his many obscure, yet thoughtful, characters. The characters in The Importance of Being Earnest truly define irony, and the irony in ... this play truly defines the characters. Primarily are the two main characters of the play, Jack and Algernon. Both ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... educated himself and appears more dignified and better off "...[he] looked intelligent, and retained no marks of former degradation- (96). The importance of education is also seen as Hareton tries to learn to read so as to impress Cathy. "Mr. Hareton is desirous of increasing his amount of knowledge . the young man evidently thought it too bad that he should be laughed at for his ignorance, and ... ; time will change it, I'm well aware as winter changes the trees. My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath "a source of little visible delight, but necessary. Nelly, I am He...

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• Grade Level: High School

... reserve his judgement, while keeping an observant eye on what is going on around him. Although Nick, the narrator of the novel, is of less importance in Gatsby's play, he performs the function of the chorus, who gives us readers or the audiences of Gatsby's play the direction to the appreciation of the playing. Obviously, Gatsby has intended to stage on a comedy, in which he readily identifies himself to ... attach to himself the polish of being a member of the highbrow. Ironically, Gatsby himself is so blinded by his creative passion that he fails to recognize the awkwardness of his play...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School