Thursday, November 21, 2019

Due Monday, November 25th - "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde - Act III

Overview and Directions:
  1. If you have not done so, please compose and post the previous blog response for Acts I and II.  
  2. Finish reading the play.
  3. Watch the London production of Act III from 2015, below.  It will give you a taste of the live performance and pacing. 
  4. For this post, please choose 1-2 of your favorite quotations from the play and discuss, in detail, why you love the lines and/or exchanges.  Be sure to make connections to the themes addressed in the previous blog:  Aestheticism, religion, education, marriage, relationships, social standing, or any combination of the aforementioned.  
  5. Have fun with this post.  We will begin a writing experience on Wilde before the Thanksgiving recess.  When you return, we will explore the work of Jhumpa Lahiri, Franz Kafka, Nikolai Gogol, and writings from the Bhagavad Gita.  I look forward to your responses.