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The Importance Of Being - Online Term Paper

The Importance Of Being

I chose the play Ernest by Oscar Wilde to read and respond to for Theatre Appreciation class. I chose this particular piece for a few reasons, one being that I am familiar with the piece and two being that I see how this piece relates to today's society.
The theme of the play seems very cut and dry to me but it may not be to others. All of the male characters in the play have this need to be something they are not. This need is the driving force behind all of their actions. They feel the need to be someone other than themselves to impress the woman of their dreams. This is so true in today's society. Every one has this in them. We all yearn to be something we are not and we ...

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Ernest. This mindset causes the men to lie and deceit the poor girl because he has fallen in love with her. She finds out in the end that his name is not Ernest and that she will love him after all but she would have not given him another look had he not lied.
This play has a lot of points that can be relevant to a historical society as well as the one of today. The people of today have the inner need to lie and create this god-like image of self that hides the beautiful person they are inside. We also narrow our choices in deciding not to talk to a certain "type" of person. In reality we maybe missing out on a truly great person and could pass up the opportunity of a ...

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Added: 12/12/2007 10:49:45 PM
Category: English
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