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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).

... 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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