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Oscar Wilde

Here is a link to the official web site of Oscar Wilde. You can find a lot of information on the site:

 http://www.cmgww.com/historic/wilde/quotes.htm

 

 

Full review

A Woman Of No Importance was written in a time when women had little or no place in the world, politically. Lord Illingworth, a womanising politician demonstrates this through his tendancies to leave women 'fallen'. The tale of Rachel Arbuthnot, a single mother in the 1890s, trying to teach her son, Gerald, of the evils of the world has her life torn apart when Lord Illingworth throws the ultimate spanner into the ultimate works. Thus leaving the middle class family closer than he had ever intended.

On first reading, this book seems to be soley an outstanding play, but on more intense reading, the many levels and the many themes Wilde involves leave the reader astounded. With refrences to the political state of Middle Class England at the time Wilde wrote this play as well as many other aspects of England and the position of women, Wilde cunjures up all sorts of images, and forces us to question what is important, or WHO is important... and why.

I would highly reccoment this book, My first Wilde play which left me gagging for more. Undoubtedly one of the best pieces of 19th Century literature i have read.

However, contextual knowlodge is almost essential to fully understand all of the themes of the play. A Woman Of No Importance is ideal more as a project rather than night-time reading as research on the late nineteenth century and on Wilde himself, is highly recommeneded in order to fully understand the deeper meanings of Wilde's work.

Despite being written to be viewed by 19th century middle class women, the play still continues to entertain a wide variety of audiences, both as reading and as a play. Wildes choice of characters, ranging from the aesthetic, selfish Illingworth, to the truthful, meaningful 'puritan' that is Hester allows many different people from many different backgrounds to relate to one character or another. Wilde has truly created a masterpiece in A Woman Of No Importance

 

 

Context 

http://www.romanceeverafter.com/19th_century_class_system...

American Icons

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American Icons

Here are some links to American Icons:

 

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 http://www.lotsofessays.com/viewpaper/1710248.html

A moral issue.

1. Presentation :

 

    This document is an extract from the novel Nice Work written by David Lodge and published in 1988. The scene takes place in a foundry during a management meeting in 1986. Robyn Penrose, a young university teacher is attending the meeting. This text tackles the problem of the relationships between Danny Ram, an operative, the manager and the boss Wilcox who wants to fire him because he thinks Ram is causing a bottleneck. Robyn Penrose cannot stand it and tries to convince Wilcox.

 

 2. The problem and its cause:

 

    The managers and Wilcox are discussing a problem. Indeed, a machine is continually breaking down. The cause of this problem seems to be Danny Ram, an operative who was up-graded (= he was promoted) from labourer because the foundry was short-handed, that is to say it was lacking skilled workers (they were understaffed).

    Wilcox has a plan. He wants to get rid of him, to fire him. The problem is that he does not have any good reason to do so, he does not have a basis to fire him. That is why he wants to train him. He knows Danny would not be able to grasp it and therefore he would be able to warn Danny. At the third warning, he could fire him. 

 

3. Incapacity / capaciy:

 

    Incapacity: 

- Danny Ram is not up to the job

- He can't do his job.

- He's unable to set the machine properly.

- He fails to do what they ask him to do. 

 

    Capacity:

- He is able to do his job.

- He is capable of doing his job.

- He manages to do his job.

- He succeeds in doing his job.

 

 

4. Lack / insufficiency:

 

- There were not enough workers.

- There was a lack of workers.

- There was a shortage.

- They were short of workers.

- They lacked workers. 

 

5. Forme passive:

 

- He was upgraded

- he was promoted

- He was given a promotion

- He was chosen to work on that machine

- He was told to set the indexes

 

 6. Approfondissement:

 

Forme passive:

http://www.anglaisfacile.com/free/news/1passif.php

http://www.as-tu-vu.com/cours-de-langues/Anglais_--_Passif