Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland to an ear and eye surgeon father and revolutionary poet mother. He became famous in England and the United States as a playwright and author, writing comedies such as Lady Windermere's Fan and The Importance of Being Earnest that mocked Victorian society. In the 1890s, Wilde began a romantic relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas and was subsequently tried and convicted of homosexuality, receiving a sentence of two years of hard labor. He died in exile in Paris at the age of 46, impoverished and in poor health after his release from prison.

2. Wilde was born in Dublin,
Ireland.
His father was an ear and eye
surgeon.
His mother was a revolutionary
poet and an authority on Celtic
myth and folklore.

3. Wilde´s parents

4. Oscar wilde´s mother, Speranza

5. Oscar Wild as a child

6. Wilde was known for his
idiosyncrasies, such as wearing
his hair long, dressing
colourfully, and carrying
flowers while lecturing,
qualities that other authors
parodied.

7. The periodical “Punch” mocked at his devotion
to Aesthetics.
“O, I eel
just as
happy as a
bright
sunflower”
reads the
text below
the image.

8. In 1884 he married Constance Lloyd. The
couple had two sons, Cyril and Vyvyan.

9. In 1891 he wrote “The Picture of Dorian Gray”.
The novel deals with a young man´s endless
pursuit of beauty and pleasure.

10. He also wrote comedies such as:
• Lady Windermere´s Fan
• A Woman of no Importance
• An Ideal Husband
• The Importance of Being
Earnest
Which made him very famous in
England and the USA.

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15. Wilde took the London stage by storm with his
witty, epigrammatic style.
Some of his most famous epigrams are:
Divorces are made in heaven
The truth is rarely pure and never simple
In marriage, three is company, two is none

16. His comedies attacked
respectable topics such as
marriage, aristocracy,
English manners and
customes. He emphasized
the hipocrisy of the
Victorian era.

17. In 1891 wilde began a romance with the
handsome young poet Lord Alfred Douglas.

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19. He was arrested and convicted of
homosexuality.
Holloway Prison

20. He was sentence to two
years of hard labour that
left him banckrupt and
ruin in health.

21. He died two years later in Paris aged 46.
Monument to Wilde in Dublin

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