Jack. i have lost both my parents. lady bracknell. to lose one parent, mr. worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness. –the importance of being earnest, oscar wilde the pun in this passage relies on which two definitions of the word lose? “to waste” “to be defeated in a contest or game” “to misplace” “to suffer the death of someone dear” “to fail to maintain control”

to suffer the death of someone near

to misplace

The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde The pun in this passage relies on two definitions of the word lose is:

Woman Bracknell is above all else an image of Victorian sincerity and the despondency it brings accordingly. She is amazing, egotistical, savage to the limit, moderate, and appropriate.

In numerous ways, she addresses Wilde's assessment of Victorian high society antagonism, moderate and harsh qualities, and power.

Jack and Algernon strive to be dedicated Ernest. Ultimately, Jack finds that his folks were Lady Bracknell's sister and brother by marriage and that he is, truth be told, Algernon's more seasoned sibling, called Ernest.

One of the play's mysteries is the difficulty of really being either sincere importance genuine or true or moral while professing to be so.

The characters who embrace technicality and insidiousness are the ones who might have the best shot at accomplishing earnestness and ideals.

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1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)