Character and Themes

1. The Happy
Prince
By Oscar Wilde

2. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
“No great artist ever sees things as they reallyare. If he did he would cease to be an
artist” ~ (Oscar Wilde)
Wilde was an Anglo-Irish novelist, playwright,
poet and critic, and a celebrity in late 19th
century London.

3. Genre: Fairytale
– The Happy Prince is purely a fairytale.
– It has all the characteristics of a fairy tale:
Imaginary characters
Far from reality
Happy Ending

4. Characters

5. Major Characters

6. Minor Characters

7. Minor Characters Contd.

8. Themes

9. Themes Contd.