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Characters
Quotes
Devices and Criticism
Hodgepodge
Symbols
100
Had an imaginary friend.
Who is Algernon
100
“I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being really good all the time.”
Who is Cecily?
100
In order for an engagement to be serious according to Cecily.
What is it must be broken?
100
Oscar Wilde was jailed for this reason.
What is homosexuality?
100
This holiday symbol was especially important in foreshadowing the disillusionment of Nora Helmer.
What is a Christmas tree?
200
Had an alter ego for visiting the city.
Who is Jack?
200
"Really, if the lower orders don't set us a good example, what on earth is the use of them?"
Who is Algernon?
200
The story of your romantic origin, as related to me by mamma, with unpleasing comments, has naturally stirred the deeper fibres of my nature would be best used for this type of reading with this conclusion
What is a feminist that concluded that women were indoctrinated to believe that their lives should be like novels?
200
The Importance of Being Earnest occurred during this movement.
What is the Aesthetic movement?
200
A symbol of literacy and narcissism.
What is a diary?
300
Described as a gorgon. (Daily Double-- What is a gorgon?)
Who is Lady Bracknell
300
"When I lost you, it was as if all the solid ground went from under my feet. Look at me now—I am a shipwrecked man clinging to a bit of wreckage." Identify the speaker and the literary device!
Who is Torvald and what is a metaphor?
300
HELMER: "My little songbird must never do that again. A songbird must have a clean beak to chirp with--no false notes!"is an example of this literary device used to do this with this character.
What is a metaphor used to suggest that Nora is like a pet that Torvald can control
300
Ibsen is called the father of this.
What is modern drama?
300
In A Doll's House, a hedonistic lifestyle were represented by these three foods.
What oyster, truffles and pate-de foigras?
400
In love with Ernest.
Who are Cecily and Gwendolen?
400
"The black, cold, icy water. Down and down, without end — if it would only end." the speaker and the context for this quote
Who is Nora while contemplating suicide?
400
"Many a time I was at my wits' end […] I used to sit here and imagine that a rich old gentleman had fallen in love with me […] that he had died; and that when his will was opened it contained […] the instruction: 'The lovely Mrs. Nora Helmer is to have all I possess paid over to her at once in cash" can be seen in dialogue with this scene from Importance of Being Earnest
What is the scene where Cecily invents her engagement?
400
Actresses did not want to play Nora Helmer for this reason.
What is they did not want their own morality questioned?
400
This item from The Importance of Being Earnest may have been received better if had been made from nicer material.
What is the handbag?
500
Found a handbag and a baby.
Who is Mr. Thomas Cardew?
500
"I have only been married once. That was in consequence of a misunderstanding between myself and a young person."
Who is Lane?
500
I'm sure the programme will be delightful, after a few expurgations. French songs I cannot possibly allow. People always seem to think that they are improper, and either look shocked, which is vulgar, or laugh, which is worse would be best for this type of reading with this conclusion.
What is a Marxist reading that demonstrated the upper class society's fear of the French Revolution happening in England?
500
Wilde uses Miss Prism and Dr. Chasuble in order to mock this.
What is the irrelevancy of overeducated individuals?