This is also shown through characters similar to Mrs Erlynne, such as Lady Bracknell from "The Importance of Being Ernest". Through these characters, it proves that Oscar Wilde is aware of the potentiality of women in society. Although, Wilde presents Mrs Erlynne as intelligent, strong and independent, he has made her deceiving, wicked and manipulative. .
"Lord Windermere : [In a low voice.] It was terribly rash of you to come!.
Mrs Erlynne : [Smiling.] The wisest thing I ever did in my life. And, by the way, you must pay me a good deal of attention this evening. I am afraid of the women. You must introduce me to some of them. The men I can always manage. How do you do, Lord Augustus? You have quite neglected me lately. I have not seen you since yesterday. I am afraid you're faithless. Every one told me so.".
Wilde portrays a character who is valued for her strength and independence, however for these same reasons she is ostracized from the community. It shows the extent of society's double standards and hypocrisies. It is both unusual and comforting that Oscar Wilde can present a very self-governing female character, despite that he has presented her embodying very negative characteristics as well. By that token she maintains a very important characteristic of self-sacrifice. This act of self-sacrifice results in the necessity to leave her daughter, losing what she had just learnt to value. Clearly, depicting Wilde's pessimistic outlook on life, although the sacrifice remained powerful, in turn Mrs Erlynne who had done good for her daughter was inevitably punished. Wilde, of course never preaches for long, possibly showing that society will and may never come to any true realisation that Mrs Erlynne is a good person, notwithstanding her past. Or maybe he was preparing society for his "social mistakes". This play illustrates a status group mainly concerned with the admission of exclusion of people from its ranks.
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Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde, an acclaimed writer born on October 16, 1854, was born in Dublin, Ireland. William Wilde, Oscar's father, was 28 when he graduated as a doctor. ... Oscar's Mother, Jane Francesca Elgee, was a poet as well. ... Oscar Wilde is a curious modernist as well as in "neo-romantic." ... In Joseph Pearce's biography, The Unmasking of Oscar Wilde, Pearce recalls Wilde's perspective on the popular movement. ...
In the Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde shows a surprisingly late 20th century view of marriage. ... Another view that Oscar Wilde takes in The Importance of Being Earnest is that the trappings or practices surrounding marriage were silly. ... This all shows how Oscar Wilde felt that the "practical" customs surrounding marriage at the time were silly. ... It is not clear whether Oscar Wilde truly had the postmodern idea of marriage or whether he was making fun by giving, what were at that time, such ludicrous examples of marriage. Wilde was a homosexual and a fairly open one at th...
Society throughout history has influenced people and behavior, in the novel "The Picture of Dorian Grey," by Oscar Wilde we find this most prevalent. ... To the aesthete, the ideal life mimics art; it is beautiful, but quite useless beyond its beauty, concerned only with the individual living it" (Duggan, The Conflict Between Aestheticism and Morality in Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray). ... Duggan also explains, "Rather than an advocate for pure aestheticism, then, Dorian Gray is a cautionary tale in which Wilde illustrates the dangers of the aesthetic philosophy ...
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Oscar Wilde uses his play, The Importance of Being Earnest, as a way of showing how ridiculous the Victorian era's views were, especially its views on marriage. ... Oscar Wilde conveys this idiocy through wit and satire given in the lines of the characters. Oscar Wilde has two male characters in his play that want to change their names to Ernest in order to obtain the love of two ladies. ... Wilde uses this word earnest to poke fun at Victorian society. ... Oscar Wilde was definitely brilliant in how he could criticize the nobles in his time with such humorous means. ...
The importance of being Earnest is a satire by Oscar Wilde where being earnest simply means having the name Earnest. The film dramatization of Wilde's renowned play is a comedy of manners and what is quite comic is the way it is structured. ... Oscar Wilde is criticizing the upper class in Britain in attempting to show its flaws and frailties. Wilde ridicules its behaviour and mannerisms and succeeds in revealing how absurd they are. ... I find it really interesting the way Wilde brings out his own opinions about the British upper class and the satire and irony surrounding it. ...
Oscar Wilde is another victim of his own conscience. ... Oscar Wilde had a belief that everyone lived a double life. The author, Oscar Wilde portrays his life through his novel. ... Oscar Wilde himself hid his identity. ... Therefore the work of Oscar Wilde has been created through his real life experiences. ...
