When I was in MS. Savin's English class. We study many books and plays. However, there was one play that I enjoyed very much. And this is what I think about it.
The Importance Of Being Earnest
Thoughts On Satire
The idea of marriage during the Victorian Era was more focus on social status than anything else. The short play, “The Importance Of Being Earnest,” truly exposes the false idea of marriage and people's intentions of pursuing happiness. Homosexuality is an occurring theme within hidden messages from Oscar Wilde's writing. It is unclear if he is trying to convey a mutual connection with himself and the cryptic character known as Algernon.
During the Victorian period, people were expected to be confined to society in certain ways. It was obvious that women were below men in many occasions. Young ladies were more interested in marrying a gentlemen with a romantic name and deep pocket than a person with a passionate heart. Celebration gatherings were often planned in advanced to avoid confection with society. Education was considered worthless because money was an object. “Satire is... the weapon of the powerless against the powerful”. It was intended by liberals like Oscar Wilde to exposed people practicing materialistic values over their very own judgements.
Besides the idea of marriage as being a joke. Oscar discovered a way to make things funny from ironic situations. Satire is the idea of finding humor from existing situations that are serious. It is a constant battle between honestly and actuality. The play was pretty much about “honesty (Earnest)” and how people react to it. The amount of lies that was embedded by Jake (Ernest) were actually true towards the end of the play.
Algernon a very well groomed individual, tend of exclude himself from the Victorian era. Doing the opposite things of what his society expects. He thinks that marriage is a joke and thinks that it does not make any sense whatsoever. However we are unsure of his sexual preference as well. The play itself was bombarded with phallic symbols such as the “cucumbers” and “muffins”. These terms have deeper interceptions relating with the male and female's genital area. This can be considered as a satire experience because when someone reads a passage from it. They may not understand what it really means and consider it funny. Pretty much its about Algernon and his fascination in marrying someone to cover up his true identity as a homosexual. “Satire does not look pretty on a tombstone” because when the meaning is gone. It is no longer considered funny. Different interceptions might arise from it.
Overall, the goal of changing a lifestyle is quite hard and “nothing needs reforming as much as people's habits.”
The Importance Of Being Earnest
Thoughts On Satire
The idea of marriage during the Victorian Era was more focus on social status than anything else. The short play, “The Importance Of Being Earnest,” truly exposes the false idea of marriage and people's intentions of pursuing happiness. Homosexuality is an occurring theme within hidden messages from Oscar Wilde's writing. It is unclear if he is trying to convey a mutual connection with himself and the cryptic character known as Algernon.
During the Victorian period, people were expected to be confined to society in certain ways. It was obvious that women were below men in many occasions. Young ladies were more interested in marrying a gentlemen with a romantic name and deep pocket than a person with a passionate heart. Celebration gatherings were often planned in advanced to avoid confection with society. Education was considered worthless because money was an object. “Satire is... the weapon of the powerless against the powerful”. It was intended by liberals like Oscar Wilde to exposed people practicing materialistic values over their very own judgements.
Besides the idea of marriage as being a joke. Oscar discovered a way to make things funny from ironic situations. Satire is the idea of finding humor from existing situations that are serious. It is a constant battle between honestly and actuality. The play was pretty much about “honesty (Earnest)” and how people react to it. The amount of lies that was embedded by Jake (Ernest) were actually true towards the end of the play.
Algernon a very well groomed individual, tend of exclude himself from the Victorian era. Doing the opposite things of what his society expects. He thinks that marriage is a joke and thinks that it does not make any sense whatsoever. However we are unsure of his sexual preference as well. The play itself was bombarded with phallic symbols such as the “cucumbers” and “muffins”. These terms have deeper interceptions relating with the male and female's genital area. This can be considered as a satire experience because when someone reads a passage from it. They may not understand what it really means and consider it funny. Pretty much its about Algernon and his fascination in marrying someone to cover up his true identity as a homosexual. “Satire does not look pretty on a tombstone” because when the meaning is gone. It is no longer considered funny. Different interceptions might arise from it.
Overall, the goal of changing a lifestyle is quite hard and “nothing needs reforming as much as people's habits.”
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