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The Importance of Being Earnest By Oscar Wilde

The Importance of Being Earnest By Oscar Wilde. Oscar Wilde. Born Education Personality Beliefs. Aestheticism. Movement Purpose Slogan of Movement. Success and Controversy. One novel Plays Controversy End of Life. Victorian Age in England. Named for Attitude

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The Importance of Being Earnest By Oscar Wilde

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  1. The Importance of Being EarnestBy Oscar Wilde

  2. Oscar Wilde • Born • Education • Personality • Beliefs

  3. Aestheticism • Movement • Purpose • Slogan of Movement

  4. Success and Controversy • One novel • Plays • Controversy • End of Life

  5. Victorian Age in England • Named for • Attitude • Accomplishments and Innovations

  6. The ’90’s (The 1890’s) • End of the Victorian Era • Attitudes • The Dandy

  7. Characters in the Play • Jack (Ernest) Worthing • Algernon Moncrieff • Gwendolyn Fairfax

  8. Characters Continued • Lady Bracknell • Cecily Cardew • Miss Prism – • Reverend Cannon Chasuble –

  9. Wilde’s Satire • Victorian Etiquette • Victorian Marriages

  10. Wilde’s Satire • Aestheticism (Art for Art’s Sake) • Idleness of the Rich

  11. Web Quest Now, I want you to find out more information about Victorian Society, so that we can see how Wilde satirizes it. In your groups, you will follow the links below. Each person in the group should select a link and read the article, and take notes. I after a few minutes, share what you learned with a person who read a different article. Do this until you have read and/or talked about each article. Victorian Era Introduction Victorian Etiquette Victorian Marriage Rules Victorian Society

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