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Gender Roles and Female Power in Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest"

Name: Gender Roles and Female Power in Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest"
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Author: Anonym
ISBN: 9783346132208

Essay, 2019

8 Pages, Grade: 1,7

Anonymous

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Oscar Wilde's plays are characterized by satirical wit that exposes and derides the norms, values and believes of Victorian society. Although it could be argued that his comedies were mainly designed to amuse the aristocratic audience, his characters challenge the dominate gender roles in a revolutionary way. In her article "Gender roles in the 19th century," Kathryn Hughes explains, that "during the Victorian period men and women's roles became more sharply defined than at any time in history." It can be said that the clear division of two gender roles is created by a social system and the prevailing cultural beliefs of a society.

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Title: Gender Roles and Female Power in Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest"
College: University of Amsterdam
Grade: 1,7
Year: 2019
Pages: 8
Catalog Number: V534878
ISBN (eBook): 9783346132192
ISBN (Book): 9783346132208
Language: English
Keywords: Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest, Gender roles, Female characters, 19th century

Quote paper: Anonymous, 2019, Gender Roles and Female Power in Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest", Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/534878

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