ENGL 212 Week 6 Discussion

ENGL 212 Week 6 Discussion  | regent-university

Respond to one of the following questions for your initial dialogue post:

1. One of the things Oscar Wilde is doing in the play is mocking 19th-century ideas and culture. Choose one aspect of the 19th century that he mocks and/or satirizes, explain how we does it, and then reflect on why he sees it as wrong. Be very precise in your use of the text to defend your point.

2. Oscar Wilde's use of language in the play points toward a later 20th-century attitude that believes language incapable of meaning anything absolute. Discuss how language in the play is slippery, confusing, inconsistent, or incapable of communicating anything clearly. Use one specific passage to illustrate.

Submit your original post (200-250 words) and two response posts (100-150 words) in the Group Dialogue area under Unit 6 Forum. You can either click on the link above to directly access the Group Page or on the Group Dialogue link on the side menu. When you are on the Group Page, click on the group highlighted for you. Once inside, click on Discussion Board option, then click on Add Thread to create a space for your post. Click Submit to make your post available to the rest of the class. To respond to other students’ threads, click on Reply button in the bottom left corner inside of a message.