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1)1) About authorAbout author2)2) SummarySummary3)3) Setting and Setting and

CharactersCharacters4)4) Themes Themes 5)5) Writing styleWriting style

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About authorAbout author Name:Name: Oscar Wills Oscar Wills

WildeWilde Born:Born: 16 October 16 October

1854,1854,Dublin, IrelandDublin, Ireland..

Died:Died: 30 November 30 November 1900 (aged 46) 1900 (aged 46) Paris, FranceParis, France..

Occupation:Occupation: Author, poet, Author, poet, playwrightplaywright

About AuthorAbout Author

Period: Period: Victorian eraVictorian era Literary movement: Literary movement: AestheticismAestheticism Alma mater:Alma mater: Trinity College, Dublin;Trinity College, Dublin; Magdalen College, OxfordMagdalen College, Oxford Masterpiece:Masterpiece: The Importance of Being EarnestThe Importance of Being Earnest

WorksWorksPoems:Poems: The HappyThe Happy Prince And Other TalesPrince And Other Tales       1888       1888 Dorian GrayDorian Gray        1890        1890 The House Of PomegranatesThe House Of Pomegranates         1891         1891 The Ballad of Reading GoalThe Ballad of Reading Goal 1898 1898Plays:    Plays:                Lady Windermere's Fan 1892. Lady Windermere's Fan 1892.               A Woman of No Importance       1893. A Woman of No Importance       1893.               An Ideal Husband 1895An Ideal Husband 1895              The Importance of Being Earnest  1895The Importance of Being Earnest  1895

• PoetryPoetry:: PoemsPoems,, 18911891The Ballad of Reading GaolThe Ballad of Reading Gaol, 1898, 1898

• Fairy talesFairy tales:: The Happy Prince and other TalesThe Happy Prince and other Tales, 1888, 1888The House of PomegranatesThe House of Pomegranates,, 18911891

• NovelNovel::The Picture of Dorian GrayThe Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891, 1891

• PlaysPlays:: Lady Windermere’s Fan, Lady Windermere’s Fan, 18921892A Woman of no ImportanceA Woman of no Importance,, 18931893The Importance of Being EarnestThe Importance of Being Earnest,, 18951895SaloméSalomé,, 18931893

2. WorksOscar Wilde

Ben Barnes in Oliver Parker’s Dorian Gray (2009).

Reading Gaol in 2007

A 2002 performance of The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by Frank B. Moorman.

««I have nothing to declare except I have nothing to declare except my my geniusgenius».».

««ExperienceExperience is simply the name we is simply the name we give our give our mistakesmistakes».».

««A man can be happy with A man can be happy with any womanany woman as long as he as long as he does not love herdoes not love her».».

Oscar Wilde, 1889

Oscar Wilde

1. LifeSome famous quotations of Wilde’s:

SummarySummary

A student of Philosophy falls in love with a girl.A student of Philosophy falls in love with a girl. she demands red roses in order to dance with her.she demands red roses in order to dance with her. The student is bereft of red roses in his garden that’s The student is bereft of red roses in his garden that’s

why he starts crying.why he starts crying. His lamenting is heard by a nightingale in her nest.His lamenting is heard by a nightingale in her nest. she said, she said, “Here at last is a true lover.” “Here at last is a true lover.” The nightingale looks for a red rose diligently but she The nightingale looks for a red rose diligently but she

couldn’t.couldn’t. A rose tree tells her,A rose tree tells her, “ you must build it out of music “ you must build it out of music

by moonlight, and stain it with your own heart’s-by moonlight, and stain it with your own heart’s-blood by pressing your heart against a thorn.”blood by pressing your heart against a thorn.”

SummarySummary The bird does so and grows a beautiful red rose by The bird does so and grows a beautiful red rose by

sacrificing her life.sacrificing her life. Then the student plucks it and goes to the girl Then the student plucks it and goes to the girl

where she refuses and says that she is gifted real where she refuses and says that she is gifted real jewels by a rich man.jewels by a rich man.

She says, She says, “everybody knows that jewels cost far “everybody knows that jewels cost far more than flowers.”more than flowers.”

He threw the rose into the street, where it fell into He threw the rose into the street, where it fell into the gutter, and a cartwheel went over it.the gutter, and a cartwheel went over it.

He says, He says, “What a silly thing Love is, It is not half “What a silly thing Love is, It is not half as useful as Logic.”as useful as Logic.”

Setting and CharactersSetting and Characters The story is set in a garden of The story is set in a garden of

fantasy - it is full of talking creatures fantasy - it is full of talking creatures and trees; the major characters are and trees; the major characters are the student and the Nightingale. In the student and the Nightingale. In minor: there are many insects; minor: there are many insects; butterflies and salamanders , many butterflies and salamanders , many plant and trees, the professor’s girl plant and trees, the professor’s girl and the lizard.and the lizard.

ThemesThemes Theme of loveTheme of love Theme of sacrificeTheme of sacrifice

Theme of LoveTheme of Love “ “Nuptial love maketh mankind, friendly love Nuptial love maketh mankind, friendly love

perfecteth it and wanton love corrupteth and perfecteth it and wanton love corrupteth and embaseth it.”embaseth it.”

The boy and the girl both are wanton lovers.The boy and the girl both are wanton lovers. The student says, The student says, “If I bring her a red rose she will “If I bring her a red rose she will

dance with me till dawn. If I bring her a red rose, I dance with me till dawn. If I bring her a red rose, I shall hold her in my arms, and she will lean her head shall hold her in my arms, and she will lean her head upon my shoulder, and her hand will be clasped in upon my shoulder, and her hand will be clasped in mine.”mine.”

The girl says, The girl says, “I am afraid it will not go with my “I am afraid it will not go with my dress and besides, the Chamberlain’s nephew has dress and besides, the Chamberlain’s nephew has sent me some real jewels, and everybody knows that sent me some real jewels, and everybody knows that jewels cost far more than flowers.”jewels cost far more than flowers.”

Theme of SacrificeTheme of Sacrifice “ “Nuptial love maketh mankind, friendly love Nuptial love maketh mankind, friendly love

perfecteth it and wanton love corrupteth and perfecteth it and wanton love corrupteth and embaseth it.”embaseth it.”

The Nightingale is a true friend of a true lover.The Nightingale is a true friend of a true lover. She was in search of a true lover. She says, She was in search of a true lover. She says,

“Here indeed is the true lover,” She sacrifices her life to assist the love and to She sacrifices her life to assist the love and to

make it perfect. She says, make it perfect. She says, “Death is a great price to pay for a red rose,”

The Nightingale’s last desire, she says, The Nightingale’s last desire, she says, ““All that I ask of you in return is that you will be a true lover..”

Theme of SacrificeTheme of Sacrifice About love Nightingale About love Nightingale

says, says, ““Surely Love is a wonderful thing. It is more precious than emeralds, and dearer than fine opals. Pearls and pomegranates cannot buy it, nor is it set forth in the market-place. It may not be purchased of the merchants, nor can it be weighed out in the balance for gold.”

Writing styleWriting style Genre of this story is fairies play Genre of this story is fairies play Children’s storyChildren’s story Full of indirect comments on life Full of indirect comments on life Personification Personification Similes are abundantly usedSimiles are abundantly used Symbolism in the storySymbolism in the story

PersonificationPersonification Personification of birds:Personification of birds: (The Nightingale)(The Nightingale) Personification of Insects:Personification of Insects: (A lizard and a butterfly) (A lizard and a butterfly) Personification of Trees:Personification of Trees: (oak tree, daisy and rose tree)(oak tree, daisy and rose tree)

SimilesSimiles 1. “His hair is dark as the hyacinth-blossom, and

his lips are red as the rose of his desire; but passion has made his face like pale ivory, and sorrow has set her seal upon his brow.”

2. She passed through the grove like a shadow, and like a shadow she sailed across the garden.

3. as white as the foam of the sea, 4. as yellow as the hair of the mermaiden who sits

upon an amber throne,5. as red as the feet of the dove,6. Flame-colored are his wings, and colored like

flame is his body. His lips are sweet as honey, and his breath is like frankincense.”

SymbolismSymbolism Red rose:Red rose: True love, which needs constantTrue love, which needs constant    nourishment of passions of thenourishment of passions of the lovers.lovers.

In Story:In Story: The threw the rose into the street, where The threw the rose into the street, where

it fell into then gutter, and a cartwheel it fell into then gutter, and a cartwheel went over it.went over it.

SymbolismSymbolism Lizard:Lizard:    Cynic/pessimist, a person who sees littleCynic/pessimist, a person who sees little no good in anything and who has no belief no good in anything and who has no belief

in human progress.in human progress.

In Story:In Story: ““Why is he weeping?”Why is he weeping?” asked a little Green asked a little Green

Lizard, as he ran past him with his tail in Lizard, as he ran past him with his tail in the air. the air. “how very ridiculous!”“how very ridiculous!” and the little and the little

Lizard, who was something of a cynic, Lizard, who was something of a cynic, laughed outright.laughed outright.

SymbolismSymbolism Nightingale: Nightingale: A truthful, devoted pursuer of love, who A truthful, devoted pursuer of love, who

dares to sacrifice his own precious life.dares to sacrifice his own precious life.

In Story:In Story: All night long she sang with her breast All night long she sang with her breast

against the thorn she kept on singing, the against the thorn she kept on singing, the thorn went deeper and deeper into her thorn went deeper and deeper into her breast, until the rose sucked all her blood.breast, until the rose sucked all her blood.

SymbolismSymbolism StudentStudent:: Not a true lover, ignorant of love, not Not a true lover, ignorant of love, not

persistent in pursuing love. He a wanton and persistent in pursuing love. He a wanton and did not know even the ABC of “LOVE”.did not know even the ABC of “LOVE”.

He was in want of only one night with the He was in want of only one night with the said girl. He says, said girl. He says, “If I bring her a red rose “If I bring her a red rose she will dance with me till dawn. If I bring she will dance with me till dawn. If I bring her a red rose, I shall hold her in my arms, her a red rose, I shall hold her in my arms, and she will lean her head upon my shoulder, and she will lean her head upon my shoulder, and her hand will be clasped in mine.”and her hand will be clasped in mine.”

Don’t forget my Don’t forget my sacrifice….sacrifice….

QQuestuestiiononss……??…………??

The EndThe End

thanketh all of thanketh all of you…..!you…..!