Expect the Unexpected Throughout Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest- various different literary devices are very effectively and skillfully used. ... But it is not that she is so against her Gwendolen being with Ernest, it is just that she wants him to have a parent, so she asks him to produce one. Quite the simple idea, but the logic is anything but correct, it is severely inverted, and plays a huge role in creating the comedy in "The Importance of Being Ernest-. ... Algy, as he is called in the play, is the one of biggest contributors to Oscar Wilde's style of w...

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This being said, they each went about satire in completely different ways. There are three main ways in which these two authors differed in their writing styles. ... One key difference in the writing style was each author's tone. In Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest," a lighthearted tone can be seen throughout the piece. ... They had completely different tones and completely different forms to their respective pieces, "The Importance of Being Earnest" and "A Modest Proposal....

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Sheridan's The School for Scandal and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest are plays of society life set in the rarefied world of the upper classes. ... The Importance of Being Earnest, focused on the elite, making fun of their absurdities and excesses, whilst revelling in their witty banter and rambunctious lives. ... Issues that Wilde appears, possibly, to be satirising in the Importance of Being Earnest. ... Overall, The Importance of Being Earnest and The School for Scandal have many goals. ... Wilde, Oscar, The Importance of Being Earnest, ed. ...

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He received the Berkeley gold medal for being the top student in Greek. ... His writing style includes social satire, critiquing social issues, and dealing with hypocrisy. For example, in "The Importance of Being Earnest", Oscar focuses on critiquing the myth of love and bond. ... In other works by Wilde, he uses writing styles such as parables or fables such as the "Happy Prince" or "The Rose and Nightingale." ... This is quite unusual being that "The Picture of Dorian Gray" centers on the love between a young man and woman). ...

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