TIOBE Flashcards
Name three features of Roman Comedy
+ Subplots and parallel plots
+ Wordplay and Puns
+ Heavy Reliance on Stock Characters
Algernon quote, relates to misogyny: “ T– O— W– T- B—– T- A W—- I- T- M— L— T- H–, I- S– I- P—–, A– T- S—— E—, I- S– I- P—-.”
“The only way to behave to a woman is to make love to her, if she is pretty, and to someone else, if she is plain.”
Algernon quote, relates to social class and morality, Act 1 colloquy with Lane: “T— S— A- A C—-, T- H— A——— N- S—- O- M——-“
“They seem, as a class, to have absolutely no sense of morality”
Algernon quote, Relates to Hypocrisy and wasteful/superficial/luxury lifestyle: P—- D–’- T—- T– C——- S———. T— A– O—— S——– F– A— A—— (T—- O– A– E— I-)”
“Please don’t touch the cucumber sandwiches. They are ordered specially for Aunt Augusta (takes one and eats it)”
Algernon Quote, relates to Gwendolen, Gender Roles, Lady Bracknell and Aestheticism:” A– W—- B—– L— T—- M——, T— I- T—- T——. N- M– D—. T—’s H–. Jack’s line; I- T— C—–? Algernon; I- I- P——– P——!
“All women become like their mothers, that is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his. is that clever, It is perfectly phrased!”
Algernon Quote, relates to aestheticism and his nonsense character: “M—- I H—- A B——— F—-? I N—- H— A– A——- U—– I H— A B——— F—-“
“Might I have a buttonhole first? I never have any appetite unless I have a buttonhole first”
Algernon Quote, Relates to his nonsense character and fantasy life: C—–, I A- V— M— H— I—– T- H— Y– B—- I- O–. P———– W— T– W—— W– S- C——-“
“ Cecily, I am very much hurt indeed to hear you broke it off. Particularly when the weather was so charming”
Algernon Quote, relates to triviality, Subversion and the Victorian Gentleman: W—, O– M— B- S—— A—- S——–, I- O– W—- T- H— A– A——– I- L—”
“Well one must be serious about something, if one wants to have any amusement in life”
Algernon Quote, relates to ignorance and privilige, as well as Algernon’s food-driven nature: “Y– C– N– P——- A– M- T- G- W—— D—–, N- O– D—, E—– V———- A– P—– L— T—”
“You can not possibly ask me to go without dinner, I never go without dinner, no one does, except vegetarians and people like that”
Algernon Quote, Relates to Farce, Fashion, Upper Class Pretenses and Conceitedness: “ W–, I D–‘t L— Y— C——…… I- A- O———– O———, I M— U- F– I- B- B—- I——– O— E——-“
“ Well, I don’t like your clothes………If I am occasionally overdressed, I make up for it by being immensely over educated”
Gwendolen Quote, Subvert the separate spheres debate: “T– H— S—- T- M- T- B- T– P—– S—– F– A M–. A– C——– O— A M– B—– T- N—— D——- D—– H- B—— P——– E———”
“The home seems to me to be the proper sphere for a man. And certainly once a man begins to neglect domestic duties he becomes painfully effeminate”
gwendolen Quote, relates to the menotony of the upper class: “M- P— W—— C—–….. Y– W— C— M- S—–, W— Y– N–?”
“My poor wounded Cecily– You will call me sister, will you not? ”
Cecily Quote, relates to subversion of gender norms and Cecily’s fantastical/fanciful imagination: “Y– S—- B–! O- C—–, W- H— B— E—— F– T– L— T—- M—–”
‘You silly boy! Of course, we have been engaged for the last three months”
Cecily Quote, relates to subversion of the upper class being sensible and courtly love: “ O-, I D— T—- I S—– C— T- C—- A S——- M–”
“ Oh, I don’t think I should care to catch a sensible man”
Gwendolen Quote, relates to the pretenses of the upper class and the difference between public and private behavior (could relate to subversion of the separate sphere gender expectations): “I H— Y– A—– L— A- M- J— L— T—, E——— W— T—- A– O—- P—– P—–.”
”I hope you always look at me just like that, especially when there are other people present.”
Algernon Quote, relates to farce, deception and is just funny: “ I K—– B—— T— A——–”
“I killed Bunbury This Afternoon”
Lady Bracknell Quote, relates to ignorance of the upper class and Lady Bracknell’s subversion of expectation and distaste for education: “ I D- N– A—– O- A—— T— T—— W— N—— I——-, I——- I- L— A D—— E—– F—-: T—- I- A– T– B—- I- G—”
“I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance, Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit: touch it and the bloom is gone”
Jack Quote - Relates to the lavish lives of the upper class and Jack’s proclivity for demanding gratification without considering consequence- O__, P_______ P_______! W_______ E______ S_________ B_____ A__________ A___________?
Oh, Pleasure, Pleasure! What else should bring anyone anywhere?
Algernon quote – relates to the portrayal of female characters and gender-specific morality T____ W_____ Y____ F________ W_______ G_____________ I___ P___________ D___________. I___ I___ A________ A___ B_____ A___ T____ W______ G_____________ F________ W______ Y____.
(Adressing Jack) The way you flirt with Gwendolen is perfectly disgraceful. Almost as bad as the way Gwendolen flirts with you.
Lady Bracknell Quote— Could relate to triviality, Lady Bracknell’s calloused character, feminism and the comic villain: “I_ T____ I_ I_ H___ T___ T___ M_ B______ M___ U_ H__ M___ W______ H_ W__ G____ T_ L___ O_ D__”
I think it is high time that Mr Bunbury made up his mind whether he was going to live or die
Jack Quote— Subversion of Morality, Subverts Protagonistic traits, Luxurious Lifestyle/Privilege- “A_ A H___ M____ T___ C__ H_____ B_ S___ T_ C_____ V___ M___ T_ E_____ O__‘_ H_____ O_ H________”
“as a high moral tone can hardly be said to conduce very much to either one’s health or happiness”
Dr Chasuble Quote—- Mocking Religion, Morality, Lack of Sacrality (could also relate to gender norms and Miss Prism being more competent in intellectual fields)– “M_ S____ O_ T__ M______ O_ M____ I_ T__ W___________ C__ B_ A______ T_ A_____ A__ O_______, J_____, O_, A_ I_ T__ P______ C___, D__________.”
“My sermon on the meaning of manna in the wilderness can be adapted to almost any occasion, joyful, or, as in the present case, distressing”
Miss Prism quote— Relates to Victorian Morality, The perfect, yet somehow unusual comic resolution and Miss Prism’s Ironic/Hypocritical character— “ T__ G___ E____ H______ A__ T__ B__ U________. T___ I_ W___ F______ M____.”
The good ended happily and the bad unhappily. That is what fiction means
Gwendolen Quote—– Relates to the Comedy of Manners, Triviality and the Nonsense/Subversion technique Wilde commonly uses to implicitly mock the upper class—– “I_ M______ O_ G____ I________, S____, N__ S________, I_ T__ V____ T____.”
In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing.
