Day 12

  English Literature - Day 12

                                          We are learning to look at the second act closely. 

Today, we looked at the various scenes in Act II. And we all found quotes that were hilarious, amusing and surprising, and also showed the Ancient Victorian culture. These are the most exciting quotes that we have picked:

• "That is a great disappointment. I am obliged to go up by the first train on Monday morning. I have a business appointment that I am anxious. . . to miss?"

This quote was said by Algernon to Cecily. At first, he said he was supposed to take the first train on Monday morning. But, suddenly he thought that Cecily likes naughty guys, so this was his chance to stop anybody from invading their privacy. And when this idea stroke in his mind, he suddenly says "...that I am anxious....to miss".

• "Oh well! The accounts I have received of Australia and the next world, are not particularly encouraging. This world is good enough for me, cousin Cecily."

This quote was once again said by Algernon to Cecily. He was comparing Australia and the place where one goes after death to his own world in England. We must not forget that this writer wasn't English, instead he is Irish.

• "Dear Mr. Worthing, I trust this garb of woe does not betoken some terrible calamity?"

This boring quote was said by Doctor Fredrick Chasbule, he uses quite high vocabulary here. (So, we presume him to be a human dictionary) 

To conclude, there were many more quotes that very interesting. However, I have only picked up the most important ones.

Day 11

                                   English Literature - Day 11

                                          We are learning to perform the interview.

We were discussing about the interview between Jack and Lady Bracknell. As this play had a comedy genre, it was slightly hilarious and amusing. This activity was done by Tanisha, Amber and me, each reading Bracknell's line, while Karan, Megh and Saksith read Jack's line. 

So what made the interview between Jack and Lady Bracknell so memorable?

Click here to see the video on the interview scene

There were many phrases in the play (all said by Lady Bracknell), that were very catchy and appealing to the audience. It also shows some of their cultural beliefs and backgrounds during the Victorian Era.

Examples:

"Ignorance is like a delicate fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone". Here she has used oxymoron (opposite words), because the word "ignorance" and "fruit" don't match together. As ignorance is a very negative word, and fruit is something that we find very sweet.

Jack says "Do you mean the fashion or the side?". Lady Bracknell answers "Both". There was a little element of comedy in that sentence, as it is impossible to change both. If you change both, you will still be on the unfashionable side. She also says that it was the unfashionable side, that meant to say that the richest people follow the latest trends, even during that time. However, I didn't find it quite hilarious, but people at that time would have probably laughed.

Jack gave a satisfactory reply to Lady Bracknell's question about whether he smokes or not. Lady Bracknell says "I glad to hear it. A man should always have an occupation of some kind. There are far too many idle men as it is". This meant to say that during that time looking busy and wealthy was much more important than health, and people in London are not very health-conscious.

The content above shows all hilarious comments on Jack, which is why this play is still famous. (Because of it's comedy genre)