Essays Tagged: "Bracknell"

Wilde's Views on Women in The Importance of Being Earnest. This essay is my first draft on the topic of how women are viewed in this play.

Cecily and Gwendolen, the only woman within the play that clearly stands out is the Governess, Lady Bracknell.Wilde creates Lady Bracknell to represent society during the 1900's. Her tone is always ea ... d authority. However much of what she says is ridiculous, hypocritical, or self-contradictory. Lady Bracknell contradicts herself when she wonders about the possibility of Algernon and Cecily getting ...

(4 pages) 205 3 4.6 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. This is a revamped essay and final copy I did for my ENG101. It talks about the portrayal of woem in the play.

levels, Cecily Cardew and Gwendolen Fairfax are young, sheltered, and without identity, while Lady Bracknell is the strong adult authority figure. There is no sense of identity for Cecily and Gwendol ... of identity for Cecily and Gwendolen; the only woman within the play who clearly stands out is Lady Bracknell.Cecily and Gwendolen lead a very sheltered existence; one from the country and the other f ...

(4 pages) 202 3 4.6 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Characters,social commentary and message about society in Wilde's play "The Importance of Being Earnest"

to make up stories about his family. He finally knows where he came fromand who he really is. Mrs. Bracknell, I think never changed, she is still just as snobbishas before. She didn't even want to re ... ture. Theladies characters especially Cecliy went from a girl to a lady upon meeting Algernon. Lady Bracknell stayed the same and did not change much.Wilde is making a specific social commentary in hi ...

(2 pages) 42 0 4.2 Aug/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

How is the concept of marriage treated in The Importance of Being Ernest? What do the characters think about this institution?

married to gain political and social status or more specifically property, power and prestige.Lady Bracknell shows little to no interest in her husband. She does not directly speak of her reasons for ... ," it is suggested she "had no fortune of any kind," and married for reasons of social status. Lady Bracknell's priorities when deciding who Gwendolyn should marry reveal a shallow requirement of a na ...

(2 pages) 37 0 5.0 Aug/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Siemens HRPD Strategy

n people around the world. It is based in Munich Germany. In the UK Siemens has its headquarters in Bracknell, Berkshire and has around 100 sites across the UK employing 20,000 people.(lecture materia ...

(16 pages) 57 0 0.0 Aug/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers