Later on in Act two something similar happens to Algernon and Jack's ward Cecily, where Algernon pretends to be Ernest Worthing, Jack's alter ego in the town and his "greedy wicked brother who live in town" when he is in the country. ... So in this way Wilde relates to the characters in the story and their deception of oneself and others. ... By using Lady Bracknell in this manner Wilde shows lightly the limitations and unhappiness produced by such a stern, conservative way of life. ... Jack announces that he has come to town to ask Gwendolen to marry him; Algernon responds: "I...

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However, the most troublesome self-isolation comes from Catherine and her blatant disregard for true love in order to be socially accepted. ... When Catherine first appears to Nelly in chapter nine, she is very timid and obviously has something on her mind. ... Nelly, as well as everyone else, knows that Catherine and Heathcliff love each other, and she knows the pain that will come from their separation. ... To Nelly, Catherine's ideas are absurd and potentially dangerous, and she goes on to say, "If I can make sense of your nonsense, Miss, [ ] it only goes to convince me that you are i...

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She is a very cleaver woman and will find a way to get back at Jason for what he did to her. ... This is explained to Medea by Jason when he says, "What luckier chance could I have come across than this, an exile to marry the daughter of the king?" ... Medea thought that they were happily married and that it would stay that way. ... No matter what you think, expect the unexpected because you never know when something will go wrong. ... Medea's character is full of revenge and wickedness, which would result in the accomplishment of her goal, the unhappiness of Jason's life. ...

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He believes this activity, "Bunburying," is necessary, especially if one is going to get married ¹something he vows never to do. ... A lady from a family as Bracknell's could not marry the man she loved if he wasn't the appropriated one, a rich person, a socially known person, a person from the upper class I think this is a way to protest about the marriage. ... Jack reveals he has come to London to propose to Gwendolen. ... Lady Bracknell comes in, and Gwendolen informs her of their engagement. ... He and Cecily briefly discuss his "wicked" reputation. ...

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The basis of Freud's argument comes from the Oedipal complex. ... As a result, they feel worthless and in some way defective. ... If, by chance, a woman does enter a marriage knowing a little about sex, she is considered wicked. ... But, "the more strictly a woman has been brought up and the more sternly she has submitted to the demands of civilization, the more she is afraid of taking this way out - (Freud 173-4) This is the classic double standard in love, as explained by Nietzsche. ... In much the same way, after numerous years of society telling them that they are inferior to ...

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She denounced indignantly at the boy in her direct way: "Wicked and cruel boy! ... Robert Browning once said: "when the fight begins within him, a man is worth something". ... Then comes the next----Mrs. ... Jane's Way to A Christian Jane Eyre is noted for her rebellious spirit and thus is often labeled as a rebel in Christianity. ... I will never come to see you when I am grown up-(P37). ...

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