English 10 IB
May 10th, 2009
Ms. Peifer.
The Importance Of Being Earnest LRJ #2
The problems that the characters experience in Act One stuck me as just ridiculous and very funny. The problems were very much a part of the wit and farce in the play, and they created humor that was an excellent addition to the play. When the characters encountered the problematic situations they mostly just kept on doing whatever they were doing, as if the problems had no impact on them. Even when they did respond to them, they responded by saying the absurd things, and even funnier, the rest of the characters didnt even notice how absurd the reactions was. Those particular parts in the play struck me as totally hilarious, and they added a great amount of wit to it as well.
Gwendolen and Lady Bracknell are both alike and different, and with those differences they fit into the stereotype of women in the 1890s. Lady Brackneel, very much fits into the role of a woman from the 1890s because she is very strict about what should a groom have in his "repertoire", so to speak. When she asks Jack about himself, she is very inquisitive and very straight about it. She believes that the husband needs to be suitible to support his wife and himself, which is very much what the situations was for men in the 1890s "Pardon me, but you are not engaged to anyone. When you become engaged to some one, I, or your father, should his health permit him, will infor you of the fact."(Wilde,131). She is very interested and commanding about her daughter and she feels she needs to arrange her daughter's marriage for her. Gwendolen, however, wants to take more control of her life, and that isnt really the stereotypical role of a woman in the 1890s. She has very indepentdant thoughts about herself, and she decides for herself who she wants to marry, which is quite to the contrary of what her mother wants.
Gwendolen and Lady Bracknell are both alike and different, and with those differences they fit into the stereotype of women in the 1890s. Lady Brackneel, very much fits into the role of a woman from the 1890s because she is very strict about what should a groom have in his "repertoire", so to speak. When she asks Jack about himself, she is very inquisitive and very straight about it. She believes that the husband needs to be suitible to support his wife and himself, which is very much what the situations was for men in the 1890s "Pardon me, but you are not engaged to anyone. When you become engaged to some one, I, or your father, should his health permit him, will infor you of the fact."(Wilde,131). She is very interested and commanding about her daughter and she feels she needs to arrange her daughter's marriage for her. Gwendolen, however, wants to take more control of her life, and that isnt really the stereotypical role of a woman in the 1890s. She has very indepentdant thoughts about herself, and she decides for herself who she wants to marry, which is quite to the contrary of what her mother wants.
1 comment:
Ryan,
Thoughtful discussion about the absurd situation in Act I and how the characters continue the hilarity. I agree with your thoughts about the characters being funny and ridiculous. Make sure to incorporate your quotes, don't leave them in a sentence by themselves. Overall, very well written.
-Ms. Johnson
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