" Gwendolyn and Cecily say, "Your Christian names are still an insuperable barrier. That is all" (463). Both women do not want a man named by anything other than "Earnest", they want to marry someone named "Ernest," as the name inspires "absolute confidence"; in other words, the name implies that its bearer truly is earnest, honest, and responsible. However, Jack and Algernon have lied about their names, so they are not truly "earnest." But it also turns out that they were both inadvertently telling the truth (or most of it, at least). The rapid flip-flopping of truths and lies, of earnestness and duplicity, shows how truly muddled the Victorian values of honesty and responsibility were; its characters don and take off their masks of manners whenever it is convenient.
Ibsen reveals the expected mask of mannerisms of women during the early 19th century. Women of this time were supposed to act as a puppet to her husband. As a woman you were expected to only educate yourself with the specialty of materialism and housekeeping. Anything aside from this would be considered inappropriate. Nora acted as the perfect wife until it's revealed that she forged her father name upon loan documents meant to pay for Torvald's treatments. Nora says, "It was necessary he should have no idea what a dangerous condition he was in. It was to me that the doctors came and said that his life was in danger and that the only thing to save him was to live in the south" (11). When Nora is faced with deciding Torvald's fate she has two options: either she act the role of a wife and not forge her father's signature to accept the loan from Krogstead or she forge the documents and save Torvald's life. If she were truly were a women of her time she would have forged her papa's signature, she would have let Torvald die and assume her role as a widow. But, Nora's mask of mannerisms is revealed with her choice to save Torvald.
Through the setting, plot, and characterization, Shakespeare displays the theme of foul is fair and fair is foul. The setting helps demonstrate the theme in many ways. ... The plot gives the theme, of foul is fair and fair is foul, more meaning. ... Macbeth's ambition also assists in presenting the theme. ... Thought the setting, plot, and characterization of Macbeth the theme of fair is foul and foul is fair. ...
Theme is the main point than an author is trying to achieve through his or her writings in a story or novel. ... Bronte's theme of how a person can be manipulated into love and often times has to find her own integrity in the process, by using the literary elements such as plot and characterization. Charlotte Bronte uses the characterization technique of opinions to show how people often form conclusions about others and express them in their thoughts as either being cruel or friendly. ... Yet character elements are not the only means of Bronte's way to display the theme. ... Bo...
In addition to the author's various aspects of the story, Walker uses themes and characterization to enhance her short story "Everyday Use". The author uses themes in her short story "Every day Use". Walker reveals the theme of cultural heritage vs. popular fashion. ... The author reveals the theme of materialism and counterfeit cultural pride. ... Walker uses characterization in her short story. ...
Characterization and Theme are used by Arthur Miller to support this lens. Characterization is used effectively in revealing what type of character Willy Loman was. ... Theme is also used to support the lens. ... Willy is the main target of this theme. ... The author also uses techniques such as theme and characterization....
Compare and Contrast The authors of Certain Night and In a Grove articulate the theme and effect in the story by the use of literary devices, such as characterization, setting/atmosphere, and point of view. ... The characterizations used by both authors create a theme, the humans pride, which joins the two stories together. ... Characterization allows the character in the story to have a personality and in this case both stories have pride in them, which is the theme of the story. ... By having a Characterization, setting and point of view are the basis of any story. They are few of the li...
While characterization offered of Miss Strangeworth helps the reader to better understand the conflict the ironic language used by the author adds to the readers understanding of her characterization. ... Instrumental to the communication of the theme is the story's conflict. ... The characterization begins initially with the name chosen for her. ... Also crucial to Strangeworth's characterization and therefore the theme is the language used by the author. ... Thus the theme is shown through the conflict which is directly dependent on the characterization. ...
Values and attitudes of the author, Louis Nowra, were expressed in the underlying themes and issues. The characterization clearly conveyed the themes and issues while non-verbal aspects such as costumes and settings in the play created a surreal dream world that allowed us to fall into the trance that they created as it would be easier to relate to the themes and issues. Characterization in the play allowed us to effortlessly analyze the themes and issues present. ... This characterization allows the reader to make judgment of the issues and themes incorporated in the text while non-verbal a...
In the play, Othello, by William Shakespeare, the memorable ideas have been presented through dramatic techniques by the characterization of Iago and Othello. As stated in Kelley Griffith's, Writing Essays about Literature, characterization develops the traits of the characters just like Iago and Othello. These rivals make plots of their own that eventually merge together to form the theme of the play (Griffith 93). ... This technique of the characterization of Othello, exposed in his language reveals the memorable idea of the nature of humanity and how easily one can self destruct them s...
Characterization in "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker A superficial idea of African-American heritage is blatantly shown through a young character named Dee, in Alice Walker's "Everyday Use." ... Walker, through her characterization use of Dee and Maggie, tells about their conflicting relationship with Mama. ... Walker reinforces this theme in the end when Dee wants the priceless quilts, but instead, Mama gives them to Maggie. ...
