Evaluation:
Published: 18.09.2003.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays '"An Ideal Husband" by Oscar Wilde', 1.
  • Essays '"An Ideal Husband" by Oscar Wilde', 2.
Extract

Many forms of drama deal with the social and political issues of a particular society. In comedies such as Oscar Wilde's nineteenth century play, An Ideal Husband, the author often makes fun of such issues, or presents them in a different way than what the audience might usually see them. These issues might include such aspects as the relationships between the sexes in a particular class, or certain comical habits that were not usually accepted or permitted by that society. While these may be presented in a comical way to the original audience, these issues might have a totally differen…

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