II. The Importance Of Being Ernest Flashcards
(6 cards)
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When was the Victorian era?
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1837-1901
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What is satire?
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A work of art used to expose what is wrong with society, oftentimes using humor, wit, and irony
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Define the Victorian compromise
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Prosperity and progress in one hand, and poverty, injustice, and ugliness on the other which separated public life from private behavior
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Define aestheticism
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1 : a doctrine that the principles of beauty are basic to other and especially moral principles
2 : devotion to or emphasis on beauty or the cultivation of the arts
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When was Oscar Wilde alive?
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1854-1900
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What was Oscar Wilde’s dad’s name?
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William Wilde
