Satire in importance of being earnest

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This final project will require you to gather research material, analyze it, evaluate it, and bring it together to act as support for your writing. All options require strong critical engagement with both the focal primary text(s) and with the required peer reviewed sources.

General Requirements for the Project:

All submissions must:

Use 3 peer reviewed sources in addition to whatever primary texts they discuss (and these sources must be used, actually cited, in the essay, not just listed in the works cited at the end) be 1000-1500 words long must be original to this class and assignment (no submissions from other courses and or previous forums are allowed) be in MLA format and use MLA style citations (see The APUS Library MLA Guide for MLA formatting models; most of you sources will probably need to use the "Journal Articles" model)

BE CAREFUL that you do not create a cut and paste essay of information from your various sources; your ideas are to be the focus of the essay, and the research should only supplement and support your ideas. Also, take great care not to plagiarize; if in doubt, cite the source. See the sample essay for an example of an MLA formatted essay.

These projects will be graded using the Research Project Essay rubric .

DISCLAIMER: Originality of attachments will be verified by Turnitin. Both you and your instructor will receive the results.

TOPIC

Satire in The Importance of Being Earnest: Oscar Wilde is known for his satire, and The Importance of Being Earnest is no exception to Wilde's usual mode of satirical writing. The effect of satire will change, however, depending upon the audience, and one of the fascinating things about this play is that the people Wilde satirizes are also the people he expects to be watching the play. Why does Wilde satirize the viewers who will be buying the tickets? What kind of reaction might he be aiming to evoke in his audience?

Works to Cite
Jordan, Robert J. "Satire and Fantasy in Wilde's' The Importance of Being Earnest'." ARIEL: A Review of International English Literature 1.3 (1970).

Reinert, Otto. "Satiric Strategy in ‘The Importance of Being Earnest'." College English 18.1 (1956): 14-18.
Roger J. Kreuz& Richard M. Roberts (1993) On Satire and Parody: The Importance of Being Ironic, Metaphor and Symbolic Activity, 8:2, 97-109, DOI: 10.1207/s15327868ms0802_2

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