Oscar Wilde was an Irish writer born in 1854 in Dublin. He wrote novels, short stories, essays, and poems and was one of the most prominent playwrights in late Victorian London, known for his masterpiece The Importance of Being Earnest. Wilde was imprisoned in the late 1800s for homosexual acts, which were illegal at the time, after his lover's father accused Wilde of sodomy. After being released from prison, Wilde lived briefly in France and Italy before spending his final days alone in Paris under a new name, having converted to Catholicism.

1. OSCAR
WILDE

2. What was his origin:
He born October 16, 1854
In Dublin, Ireland
The second of three children
What did he write
novels
short stories
essays
poems

3. Why he was known in his day
In the late 1800s, Wilde was considered one of the most prominent playwrights of
late Victorian London. His masterpiece at that time was The Importance of Being
Ernesto, which was performed for many years.

4. Why was he imprisoned
Broadly speaking, the answer is this: by homosexual. Alfred Douglas was a young
writer of the Scottish nobility, friend and lover of Oscar Wilde. Douglas's father
wrote a letter to Wilde where he called him "the one who boasts of being a
sodomite." The counterattack was a slander complaint. The trials and finally the
jail arrived, accused of sodomy and serious indecency.

5. How were his last days
When he was released from prison, he was reunited with Alfred Douglas in the
French city of Rouen and they lived together for a few months in an Italian town
near Naples. Finally, they parted ways. Wilde's last days took place in Paris where
he preferred to lead a quiet and peaceful life. He changed his name (Sebastián
Melmoth) and converted to Catholicism.

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