Comparing the Roles of Women in Arcadia, The Importance of Being Earnes

Comparing the Roles of Wo valet de chambrepower in Arcadia, The wideness of be Earnest, and forecast Back in Anger In Arcadia, The im handsseness of beingness Earnest, and construction Back in Anger, the women char lay outers command distinct mappings in the period of plays. However, the pillow slip of roles, the type of characters portrayed, and the purpose the womens roles shake in ontogenesis the plot and stems divert in each play. As demonstrated by The Importance of organism Earnest and Look Back in Anger, the majority of womens roles finally reflect that women in British society were viewed to be unequal to men in love and in relationships and generally the weaker sexuality, emotionally, physically and intellectually. However, I have found an exception to this standard in the play Arcadia, in which Thomasina Coerly plays the role of a young genius. In Oscar Wildes drama The Importance of Being Earnest, he uses light-hearted tones and humor to poke f un at British noble society while handling the estimable group of truth and the unbent identity of who is really Earnest. Truth as theme is most significantly portrayed through the women characters, Gwendolen and Cecily but to present serious themes comically, Wilde portrays women to be the weaker sex of society, despite the seriousness of the subjectthe identity of the men they want to marry. Gwendolen and Cecily act like air-heads and are easily won over by the men they plan to marry. Gwendolen simply wants to marry a man named Earnest. She tells Jack my warning has always been to love someone of the name of Ernest (I.381-82). The classical idea of marrying a man for his name shows how easily Gwendolen can add herself to a man. conjugation is the most serious of all relationships and Gwendolen is foolish to deter... ..., Stoppards creation of Thomasina opens the ingress of opportunity in the world of drama for much women characters to be created with the re sembling intelligence and respect in regards to love as well as academics. Works CitedFleming, John. Stoppards Theater Finding localise amid Chaos. Austin University of Texas Press, 2001.Nadel, Ira. tomcat Stoppard A Life. New York Palgrave Macmillan, 2002.Osborne, John. Look Back in Anger. New York Penguin, 1982. Stoppard, Tom. Arcadia. capital of the United Kingdom Faber and Faber, 1993.Thompson, Doreen. Stoppards Idea of Woman Good, Bad, or oblivious?. Ed. Anthony Jenkins. Critical Essays on Tom Stoppard. Boston G.K. Hall, 1990. 194-203.Wilde, Oscar. The Importance of Being Earnest. rooster Raby, ed. Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays. London Oxford University Press, 1995. 247-307. Comparing the Roles of Women in Arcadia, The Importance of Being EarnesComparing the Roles of Women in Arcadia, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Look Back in Anger In Arcadia, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Look Back in Anger, the wo men characters play distinct roles in the dramas. However, the type of roles, the type of characters portrayed, and the purpose the womens roles have in developing the plot and themes vary in each play. As demonstrated by The Importance of Being Earnest and Look Back in Anger, the majority of womens roles ultimately reflect that women in British society were viewed to be unequal to men in love and in relationships and generally the weaker sex, emotionally, physically and intellectually. However, I have found an exception to this standard in the play Arcadia, in which Thomasina Coverly plays the role of a young genius. In Oscar Wildes drama The Importance of Being Earnest, he uses light-hearted tones and humor to poke fun at British high society while handling the serious theme of truth and the true identity of who is really Earnest. Truth as theme is most significantly portrayed through the women characters, Gwendolen and Cecily but to present serious themes comically, Wilde portrays women to be the weaker sex of society, despite the seriousness of the subjectthe identity of the men they want to marry. Gwendolen and Cecily act like air-heads and are easily won over by the men they plan to marry. Gwendolen simply wants to marry a man named Earnest. She tells Jack my ideal has always been to love someone of the name of Ernest (I.381-82). The mere idea of marrying a man for his name shows how easily Gwendolen can attach herself to a man. Marriage is the most serious of all relationships and Gwendolen is foolish to deter... ..., Stoppards creation of Thomasina opens the door of opportunity in the world of drama for more women characters to be created with the same intelligence and respect in regards to love as well as academics. Works CitedFleming, John. Stoppards Theater Finding Order amid Chaos. Austin University of Texas Press, 2001.Nadel, Ira. Tom Stoppard A Life. New York Palgrave Macmillan, 2002.Osborne, John. Look Back in Anger. New Yo rk Penguin, 1982. Stoppard, Tom. Arcadia. London Faber and Faber, 1993.Thompson, Doreen. Stoppards Idea of Woman Good, Bad, or Indifferent?. Ed. Anthony Jenkins. Critical Essays on Tom Stoppard. Boston G.K. Hall, 1990. 194-203.Wilde, Oscar. The Importance of Being Earnest. Peter Raby, ed. Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays. London Oxford University Press, 1995. 247-307.