Grammardog Guide to The Importance of Being Earnest
Author | : Mary Jane McKinney |
Publisher | : Grammardog LLC |
Total Pages | : 55 |
Release | : 2008-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781608570065 |
ISBN-13 | : 1608570061 |
Rating | : 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Download or read book Grammardog Guide to The Importance of Being Earnest written by Mary Jane McKinney and published by Grammardog LLC. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grammardog Teacher's Guide contains 16 quizzes for this satiric farce. All sentences are from the play. Wordplay, puns and wit are plentiful ("she is a monster without being a myth," "all good looks are a snare," "the shallow mask of manners," "If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life," "London society is full of women of the very highest birth who have of their own free choice remained thirty-five for years."). Allusions and symbols satirize Victorian attitudes on gender equality, moral virtue, social class, religion and marriage.