Women in the Victorian Era. Oscar Wilde’s comedies "Lady by Marie-Christin Grigoleit

By Marie-Christin Grigoleit

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Anglistik - Literatur, word: 2,3, Universität Osnabrück (Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Oscar Wilde's Comedies, Sprache: Deutsch, summary: the 1st element of this paper will research the Victorian female criteria, specifically, it offers with the present beliefs that girls needed to satisfy that allows you to guard their reliable recognition. except those roles ladies needed to meet, the subject of marriage which used to be essential for an excellent girl can be coated. final yet now not least, this bankruptcy additionally offers with the ethical ambiguity, women’s drawback compared to males. The 3rd bankruptcy is anxious with the cultural inspiration of a 'Fallen girl' and seeks to indicate ordinary 'Fallen ladies' in Wilde’s performs. The fourth bankruptcy offers the findings of the learn, concentrating on the cultural inspiration of the 'New girl' and 'New Woman'-characters in Oscar Wilde’s performs. ultimately, the realization offers a short precis and critique of the findings.

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