ENG 362 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Bertolt Brecht
Document Summary
Oscar wilde was known in the victorian period for his poetry and plays that commented on real life issues all while leaving the audience laughing in their seats. He had a clever writing style that allowed him to speak on topics such as societal influence on marriage, gender roles, and reputation. Wilde was ahead of his time in the sense that he saw the corruption of society and found a way to write about it in a way that people weren t offended. Bertolt brecht had a similar understanding of society and wrote about these subjects as well. Importance of being earnest and the good woman of setzuan have common themes of identity. Jack is living a double life as earnest in london to escape his life as guardian of cecily. Algernon has a fake ill friend called mr. bunbury in order to escape awkward social engagements.
