Hello friends, here is my presentation on the topic of double life in Importance of Being Earnest in paper no. 104 Literature of Victorians.

1. Name : Latta Baraiya
Year : 2020-2022
Roll no. : 12
Sem : 1
Enrollment no. : 3069206420200003
Topic : Double Life in "The Importance of Being Ernest"
Paper : Literature of Victorians
Email id : lattabaraiya1204@gmail.com
Submitted to : S. B. Gardi Department of English mkbu

2. The Author - Oscar Wilde
“ I love acting. It is so much more real than life”
- Oscar Wilde
● Born on 16 October 1854 in Dublin, Ireland, Oscar Wilde
is an Irish poet, author and playwright
● Oscar Wilde is most famous for his sophisticated,
brilliantly witty plays, which were the first to win both
dramatic and literary acclaim since the comedies of
Sheridan and Goldsmith

3. ● He studied at Trinity College, Dublin, and at
Magdalene College, Oxford
● In 1891, Wilde had become intimate with Lord
Alfred Douglas, and the Marquis of Queensberry,
Douglas' father, accused Wilde of homosexual
practices
● Wilde was charged with homosexual offences
under the Criminal Law Amendment, found
guilty, and sentenced to prison for two years
● He lived in France until his death

4. Importance of Being
Earnest

5. What is identity ?
Identity is defined as "who or what a
particular person or a thing is"
【According to Longman's Dictionary of English
Language and Culture】
● The concept of double life was
popular among Victorians
● Core of the play

6. Dual Identity In The Play
Jack Worthing Algernon

7. Why they use dual identity ?
● For hide their lies
● Personal and public life
● For freedom
● Hide real face
● Fear of truth and reality
● For take advantages
● Free from duty
● High expectations of society

8. Example of today's time
● Social media is a double-
edged sword
● People live multiple life
● Make fake i’ds on different
platform
● Change their face according
to the situation

9. Rab ne Bana di Jodi

10. ● Fridell, S. (2014). Dualism in Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of
Being Earnest. Retrieved February 08, 2021, from
● Hussein, Marwa Sami. “The Duality of Human Nature in
Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.” Tikrit
University Journal for Humanities, vol. 19, no. 10, Oct.
2012, pp. 15–42.,
doi:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/33148132
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Citation

11. ● Jauch, Katharina. “Social Role and Double Life in Oscar
Wilde`s ‘The Importance of Being Ernest.’” GRIN, 2000,
www.grin.com/document/105201.
● M., Jincy, and Ms. P. Deepa. “DOUBLE IDENTITY IN
OSCAR WILDE’S THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING
EARNEST.” International Journal of English Language,
Literature in Humanities, 2018.
http://www.ijellh.com/OJS/index.php/OJS/article/view
/3527.