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the elements of comedic structure
exposition
complication
resolution
elements of a comedy of manners
focuses on love intrigues of sophisticated young aristocrats in high society
marriage, money, social standing, manners
verbal wit
upholds commotional expectations by rewarding unscrupulous but clever characters
comic techniques
mistaken identity
dramatic irony
coincidence
surprise
incongruity
hyperbole
breaking dramatic illusion
comic asides
eavesdropping
misunderstanding
stereotypes
Jack worthing
the importance of being ernest, in the country goes by jack and in town he goes by Ernest, was found in a handbag in a train station, he wants to marry gwendolen, finds out he is algernon’s brother
algernon moncrief
lady bracknell’s nephew, importance of being earnest, gwendolen’s cousin, jack’s bff, he created a ‘friend’ names bunbury as an excuse to leave town and go to the country
lady bracknell
snobby aunt of algernon and gwendolen’s mother, she wants gwendolen to have a good marriage like her
gwendolen
algernon’s cousin and lady bracknell’s daughter, in love with jack who she knew as ernest in the beginning, sophistocated and intellectual, fixated on the name Ernest
cecily
jack’s ward, also fixated on the name ernest, fell in love with jack’s brother ‘ernest’ in her imagination, engaged to algernon by the end
miss prism and her story
cecily’s governess, she once wrote a novel that was lost, puritan, she was actually the one who left jack in a handbag at the trainstation when he was a baby and had neglected him which contradicts her emphasis on good and bad people
who said: “The truth is rarely pure and never simple”
what does it mean
algernon, it means that barely anyone is honest and tells the truth these days
who said: “truth isnt quite the sort of thing one tells a nice, sweet, refined girl”
what does it mean
jack, he said it because gwendolen was too nice to know how he lead her on
who said: “never speak disrespectfully of society. only people who cant get into it do that”
what does it mean
lady bracknell, only people who are rude and kicked out of society talk smack about it
biblical imagery/objects from crime and punishment
the story of Lazarus is told as a symbol that jesus can redeem even those who are most broken like raskolnikov, sonia gives rodion a cross when he decides to confess which symbolizes the trial he must face, biblical references support the theme of redemption
who said: “…any set of ideas will do just as much good as any other set, and just as much harm as any other set”
what does it mean
stephen blackpool, it means that his ideas and beliefs can do as much good or bad as any other beliefs
who said: “I see traces of the turtle soup, and venison, and gold spoon in this.”
what does it mean
who said: “ but i know he’d die a hundred deaths, ere ever he’d break his word. i know that of him well.”
what does it mean
rachael.
who said: “there seems to be nothing there but languid and monotonous smoke. yet when the night comes, fire bursts out..”
what does it mean
louisa gradgrind, it is a metaphor for her own mental state that she talks about when seeing the smoke coming from all the chimneys of coketown, while she looks calm, there is a fire waiting to be unleashed
who said: “so many people are employed in situations of trust; so many people, out of so many, will be dishonest.”
what does it mean
harthouse, it means that many people will be dishonest rather than truthful
what does stephen blackpool represent
Stephen Blackpool represents the struggle of the working class, the clash between morality and self-interest, and the importance of imagination in a harsh industrial society.
who is mrs sparsit and why is she employed
she is bounderby’s housekeeper and secretly wants to ruin his marriage so she can marry him instead. Mrs. Sparsit’s employment by Bounderby reflects both her desire for social advancement and Bounderby’s need for a housekeeper
what are louisa’s desires vs. actions? what are her motives for marriage?
she desires love, genuine connections and emotions, while she while she actually represses her feelings and marries bounderby out of societal norms and her duty to tom
what do bounderby and stephen have in common
they have nothing in common, they serve to be complete opposites and conflict against eachother
who is mr harthouse
Mr. Harthouse is a wealthy, pleasing young gentleman who is bored out of his mind and has come to work for Mr. Bounderby in hope of finding something entertaining.
who said “but there is something-not an ology at all-that your father has missed, or forgotten, louisa. i dont know what is. i have often sat with sissy near me, and i thought about it . i shall never get its name now.”
what does it mean
mr gradgrind, it means that through sissy he is able to learn that not everything in life is purely about facts but he doesnt know what it is
characteristics of unions
Membership-driven and democratic organizations.
Governed by laws that require financial transparency and integrity, fair elections, and other democratic standards.
Dedicated to protecting the interests of people in the workplace.
Use their large numbers, industry knowledge, and social influence to improve wages, benefits, and working conditions for their members.
count of monte cristo vengeances
villefort- many of his loved ones die at his hands
danglars- he loses his big bank deals and ends up going bankrupt so he leaves town
fernand- his wife and son left him because he was revealed to have betrayed dantes and lost his reputation
what text selections fall into what category
faust-romanticism
pride and prejudice-realism and enlightenment
hamlet-renaissance
paradise lost- renaissance
count of monte cristo-romanticism
hard times-realism
the importance of being earnest- realism
crime and punishment- realism
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