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        <title><![CDATA[I think I'm right to believe that Oscar Wilde did not literally mean are...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I think I'm right to believe that Oscar Wilde did not literally mean are is useless but instead he intended his comment as praise. What he is outlining actually suggests that art is of a higher value than anything that is useful and that we as humans need the useless things more than that useful things in life.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[what is the moral of happy prince.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[what is the moral of happy prince.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:03:50 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Prince was looking over the city noticing how deprived he was of the...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/oscar-wilde/q-and-a/explain-paragraph-from-happy-prince-by-oscar-wilde-108051</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Prince was looking over the city noticing how deprived he was of the truth: That while he was Prince and rich, the people of lesser birth died of hunger and disease in poverty at the slums. Hence, the Prince wanted to sacrifice himself and somehow give back to all of those he was unable to reach, and help. As a statue, he was made of gold, so he asked that he (in an allegorical relationship to self-punishment) is peeled off his leaves of...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:27:38 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Explain the following paragraph from The Happy Prince:]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Explain the following paragraph from The Happy Prince:]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:54:02 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[As a radical Wildean I can see that he must have said these words back...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[As a radical Wildean I can see that he must have said these words back in the aesthetic period of his career where he followed the L'Art Pour L'art movement which (if Im not mistaken) was a Pater thing. At that time, Wilde was just starting to sow his artistic oats and tried to place himself within a role in the movement. In time, you can see how he changes this vision and comprises it with a bit more spirituality and gumption. During his...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 8 Oct 2009 17:51:55 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Nightingale and the Rose is an allegory to selflessness and...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/oscar-wilde/q-and-a/critical-review-nightingale-ant-rose-by-oscar-104777</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Nightingale and the Rose is an allegory to selflessness and selfishness combined, and how one affects the other. In this story, a young student becomes smitten by a young woman who "would only dance with him if he brought her red roses". The cries of the young man, who only had white roses in his garden was heard by a nightingale, who thought he has finally met a "true lover." Hence, the Nightingale sacrifices himself by pressing his...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 2 Oct 2009 12:58:50 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Critical review on "The Nightingale and the Rose"?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Critical review on "The Nightingale and the Rose"?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 2 Oct 2009 09:53:43 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Importance of Being Earnest, The - Novel Test]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[comedy as a social weapon in oscar wild's works]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[comedy as a social weapon in oscar wild's works]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Discuss the Capitalism in the happy prince ?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Discuss the Capitalism in the happy prince ?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The story "The Happy Prince" is a moral and social allegory in that...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The story "The Happy Prince" is a moral and social allegory in that it places shallowness vs. altruism; idleness vs. sacrifice; and contempt vs. compassion under the perspective of the one person who once was adored by all and now has a statue made after him: The so-called Happy Prince.
Once, when the Prince was alive, he was filled with richness and opulence to the point that, after his death, he was made into a statue of gold leaf and...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Happy Prince, by Oscar Wilde, is a wonderful allegory, typical of...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Happy Prince, by Oscar Wilde, is a wonderful allegory, typical of 19th century English fiction.  Social injustice, the redemptive power of love, and the loss of innocence are themes addressed by both Dickens and Wilde.
Here we have a statue who, at one time, was a real prince.  He was happy when alive, because he was kept ignorant of any sadness or suffering outside his palace walls.  His life was one of joy and fulfilled desires.  And...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:06:11 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Discuss the short story "The Happy Prince" by Oscar Wild as an moral and...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Discuss the short story "The Happy Prince" by Oscar Wild as an moral and a social allegory?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:18:26 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Wilde's story has three settings: the student's garden, the doorway of...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Wilde's story has three settings: the student's garden, the doorway of his professor's house, and the student's room. Almost all of the story occurs in the garden, a place of quiet beauty. In the sunny garden are groves of trees, individual trees that play roles in the story, and a sundial. Also present are flowers, butterflies, and a small green lizard. Part of the story takes place at night, and the moon becomes part of the setting.
In the...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:57:15 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Describe the setting of the story, "The Nightingale and The Rose," by...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Describe the setting of the story, "The Nightingale and The Rose," by Oscar Wilde.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[This seemingly simple story, when examined closely, develops several...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This seemingly simple story, when examined closely, develops several meaningful themes in regard to human nature, one of them being that of blind selfishness. The student is selfish in that he is totally focused upon himself--his own feelings, his own needs, and his arrogant security in his own education and intellect. As the result of his selfishness, he is both blind and ignorant. When the story begins, he weeps and pities himself, for he...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Grammardog Guide to The Picture of Dorian Gray]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[Grammardog Guide to The Importance of Being Earnest]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[How does "The Nightingale and the Rose" highlight human selfishness?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How does "The Nightingale and the Rose" highlight human selfishness?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Thanks for this question- I am a diehard Wildean.
The Nightingale and...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Thanks for this question- I am a diehard Wildean.
The Nightingale and the Rose is a poignant story about sacrifice, altruism, and selflessness. I, of course felt sympathy towards the Nightingale and disgust and anger towards the student in love, for his carelessless and oversight of the sacrifices of the Nightingale.
What is most important is the imagery of this tale. From the moment the bird decides to sacrifice herself, you can read the...]]></description>
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