The Importance of Being Earnest
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The Importance of Being Earnest
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Nothing annoys them so much.” 7+(,03257$1&(2)7+(:,/'(67</( 7KH JHQLXV RI 7KH ,PSRUWDQFH RI %HLQJ (DUQHVW LV QRW DV D QHZWKHDWULFDOIRUPUDWKHULWLVKRZ:LOGHSOD\VZLWKIDPLOLDU FRPHGLFVW\OHVSRNHVDWZHOONQRZQSORWFRQYHQWLRQVDQG PDVWHUVYHUEDOZLWWRVHUYHXSDKLJKO\RULJLQDODQGXQLTXH FRPHG\WKDWFRQWLQXHVWRHQWHUWDLQDQGSURYRNHDXGLHQFHV :,/'(·6&20('< &+(&./,67 3ORWFRQYHQWLRQVIRXQGLQ PDQ\FRPHGLHV :,/'(·6&20('< SATIRE: Seeks public reform, improved standards, or a heightened awareness of a corrupt society. Irony, wit, exaggeration and extremes all help to raise audience awareness. Satire sometimes uses strong character types as targets of critique instead of identifying specific people. The author relies on the audience to recognize “clues” in order to understand the target of the satire. COMEDY OF MANNERS: Portrays the manners, conventions and stylized fashions of the upper classes in an artificial, sophisticated society. Romantic plots often turn on illicit or amoral romantic affairs. Humor is expressed through witty language, character “types” (such as fops or jealous husbands) and making fun of characters who fail to conform to the conventional attitudes and manners of an elegant society. FARCE: Broad physical comedy, built on tightly constructed plots about middle-class characters. Exaggerated situations (often about love, sex, and money) push characters to rush at frantic paces, slamming doors and hiding in closets. Farce builds to absurd situations, but in the end, stability of relationships and class hierarchy is restored. :,/'(·6:25'6 INVERSION: the reversal of words from their expected order in a sentence. Wilde uses inverted statements to satirize Victorian morality and society. 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