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Titill: 
  • Titill er á ensku From Masks to Masterpieces. Oscar Wilde's Self-Revelation in his Works
Námsstig: 
  • Bakkalár
Útdráttur: 
  • Útdráttur er á ensku

    This thesis features a detailed analysis of the characters in some of the works of Oscar Wilde. Wilde was an extraordinary writer whose career and life went through numerous different stages. He is considered the most iconic writers of the 19th century and his wisdom and legacy still remains to this day. This thesis explores and reflects upon the meaning of Wilde‘s work and the possibility that Wilde used his characters as a way to deal with his inner struggle and if he was in fact portraying himself in his work. The answer to these questions is yet to be found but clear themes in his work only add to that speculation. His plays, The Importance of Being Earnest, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband and the novel A Picture of Dorian Gray are used to demonstrate the recurrent themes. The themes are the submissive character, deception, self-portrait and dual personalities in the characters. The obedient character is an interesting theme with Wilde portraying the women characters as dominant while the male characters tend to be submissive. The self-portrait theme provides a perspective into the self-portrait and if Wilde portrayed himself in the characters. The deception theme touches on the deception portrayed by Wilde’s characters as well as the deception found in his own life. Finally, the duality theme refers to the dual characters portrayed in Wilde’s work and the importance of the mask. Many characters in his work have the need to conceal their true self as may have been true for Wilde himself. The notion of the themes is intertwined with the person Oscar Wilde and perhaps there is a connection between his characters and himself.

Samþykkt: 
  • 29.4.2015
URI: 
  • http://hdl.handle.net/1946/20848


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