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What do you find funny in ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’?Consider what dramatic devices Wilde uses to create the comedy.(You should analyse in detail at least 3 comic moments).
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What do you find funny in 'The Importance of Being Earnest'? Consider what dramatic devices Wilde uses to create the comedy. (You should analyse in detail at least 3 comic moments). Aims of "Modern" Drama> To write cogent critical argument in response to question> To show perceptive personal response> To write clearly and precisely> To use quotation effectively to support points> To analyse structure, characterisation and presentation within dramatic genre> To show awareness of stagecraft, theatrical devices> To demonstrate understanding of effects of these on audience and possible changes over time and context> To consider play's moral, philosophical and social significance (thematic importance)> To refer in detail to features of language and imagery> To explore and evaluate alternative responses The comedy in 'Importance of Being Earnest' focuses on the aristocratic classes at the turn of the 19th century, the time when the play was...
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