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Oscar Wilde: Life, Trial & Legacy

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This flashcard set covers key facts about Oscar Wilde’s personal life, literary career, and infamous trial. From his relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas and the publication of Two Loves, to the events of his court case and imprisonment, this is a useful revision tool for students studying Wilde's biography, The Importance of Being Earnest, or Victorian literature and society.

When was it premiered?

Valentine’s Day 1895

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Definition

When was it premiered?

Valentine’s Day 1895

Who was Wilde’s wife?

Constance Lloyd

Who did Wilde have an affair with?

Lord Alfred Douglas

Poem written by LAD which was entered as evidence in Wilde’s trial

Two loves

Final line of that poem

I am the love that dare not speak its name.

This poem was published in which magazine?

The Chameleon

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TermDefinition

When was it premiered?

Valentine’s Day 1895

Who was Wilde’s wife?

Constance Lloyd

Who did Wilde have an affair with?

Lord Alfred Douglas

Poem written by LAD which was entered as evidence in Wilde’s trial

Two loves

Final line of that poem

I am the love that dare not speak its name.

This poem was published in which magazine?

The Chameleon

Who took Wilde to court?

Marquess of Queensbury - LAD’s dad

Name of the poem that Wilde wrote about his experiences in jail.

Ballad of Reading gaol

Name that he published this poem under

Prisoner 4099

How many children did Wilde have?

2


What did Wilde’s family do after he was found guilty?

Changed their name and moved to Holland

Where did Wilde die?

Paris

What was a possible cause of death?

Meningitis which may have been contracted by Syphilis

What three words of accusation on a calling card precipitated Wilde’s trail

A posing somdomite (sodomite)

Who was Queen of England during Wilde’s lifetime?

Queen Victoria

What years was Queen Victoria on the throne?

1837-1901

The mid-nineteenth century Crisis of Faith was caused in part by the publication of which book?

The Origin of Species 1859

Power of the elite in Victorian times

Autocracy

Lady Bracknell is fearful of which revolution which saw the monarchy overthrown by workers?

The French Revolution. 1789 or 1848

When did Victoria begin to wear black for the rest of her life?

1861 after the death of her husband, Albert

Walter Pater articulated many of the ideas associated with what artistic movement?

Aestheticism

What did the Free Woman movement (which we could align Gwendolen’s marital views with) do?

Pushed the limits set by male-dominated society, seeking equal social, marital and voting rights.


Who directed the recent film adaption of TIOBE?

Parker 1998

What is TIOBE’s subtitle?

A trivial COMEDY for serious people.

Other self

Alter ego

Jack goes by what name in the town?

Ernest

What is the name of Algernon's fictitious, invalid friend?

Bunbury

Lady's Bracknell's opening line

dear Algernon, I hope you are behaving very well

Algy' response to AA's first line

I'm feeling very well, Aunt Augusta

As the curtain drops how many couples are left on stage

3

What traditional stock role from comedies does Lady Bracknell play?

The block

Significance of the name Augusta

Derived from emperor Augustus, autocratic, aggressive leader

The final 6 words of the play

The vital importance of being Earnest.

At the end of the play, Lady Bracknell accuses Jack of what?

displaying signs of triviality

Miss Prism's most important line

As a man sows, so shall he reap

We live in an age of

Ideals - Gwendolen

Algy - I have dared to love you

wildly, passionately, hopelessly, devotedly