In this blog I will be
talking about Michael Vance's analyze on The Importance
of Being Earnest by Oscar
Wilde, posted on May 2000.The play, even though written
and preformed in 1896, touches
up variety of issues that we face up in today's society
such as marriage, power, money and lies (double-life). Vance in his post
deiced to focuses on marriage and by using
direct quotes shows that Wilde presents us with the view that
"As uncertainty is the basis for romance, once marriage is proposed,
romance ends." The plot is sculptured by two men who wish to marry the
women their love however the true motive in those women is a desire to marry a
man named Easter while both man Jack and Algernon life a double life claiming
that their name is Earner. The analyze includes an description of how Cecily
fantasized of loving an man named Earnest and how Gwendolen concluded that she would not love Jack if his
name was not Earnest. Vance underlines how in The Importance of Being Earnest
concept of romantic love is obstructed by marriage.
In conclusion even thought, Wilde’s play is
considered a comedy and even the proposal scenes are rather funny, somewhat humiliating and not
romantic or serious in both acts, contributes to a point that Vance is making.
Marriage, especially in Wilde’s times, was associated with power and security
rather than love and romance.
Work Cited
Vance, Michael.
"Re: Notes on Love and Marriage: Perspectives from Oscar Wilde's The
Importance of Being Ernest an Analysis." Web log comment. Notes on Love and Marriage.
N.p., May 2000. Web. 1 July 2012.
Hi Magdalena-
ReplyDeleteI think that you have a great start to your blog. I think you did a good job on summarizing what the play is about and included a good quote. I think that it's great that you summarized some key parts of the play, but I also think you should focus on some key points the website discussed. Maybe you can elaborate on Vance's comments suggesting that Wilde's play makes fun of marriage being almost a chore for men. It would be great to also hear if you agree or disagree with the website author's interpretation. Can you maybe find your own quote from the play to back up your own opinion? The assignment asked you to use some key terms, such as satire, which you haven't included. A good time you could have done this was when you stated that the play was considered a comedy. That being said, I think that your last two sentences make a great point and summarize what Wilde is trying to convey to his audience. There are some grammatical and spelling errors I would be careful to avoid such as the use of "Easter" and "Earner" instead of Earnest.
Good Job!
-Aly