|
OSCAR WILDE "The Artist is the creator of beautiful things"
|
|
|
|
Who is Oscar Wilde? He was an Anglo-Irish novelist, playwright, poet and critic and a celebrity in late 19th century London. His greatest talent was for writing plays such as The Importance of Being Earnest or Salomé. Let's know more things about Wilde and his novel The Picture Of Dorian Gray. Once you have visited and read the websites on the right side of the screen, find the information provided in those webs to answer the following questions or complete the following activities. Activity one. Say if the following statements about Wilde's biography are true or false: a. Oscar Wilde's comedies were unsuccesful b. He was sent to prison for murdering c. The Picture of Dorian Gray wasn't the only novel written by Wilde. Activity 2.Questions a.What was the slogan of Aesthetists? b. What cult did they develope? Activity 3. Vocabulary Match each word in column A with a definition in column B and write the pairs on a paper. 1)unsuccesful a) a legal process 2) trial b) informal name 3) labour c) very famous 4) performed d) to do a play or a piece of music in front of an audience. 5) nickname e) a very hard work 6) celebrity f) you don't succeed in what you are trying to do Activity 4. Name at least five elements which may appear in Gothic Fiction. Which of these elements do you think we will find in The Picture of Dorian Gray? |
 |
Links: |