This Victorian Web essay provides insight on writer Oscar Wilde's personality and how it relates to his comedy. The article is entitled, "The Wildean Dandy, Comedy, and the Picture of Dorian Gray." This site also gives excerpts from some of his plays. RL.11-12.5 Choice of Text Structure

Concepts

comedy, humor, oscar wilde

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importance of being earnest, lady windermere's fan, lord darlington, rl.11-12.5 choice of text structure, the picture of dorian gray, wildean dandy

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

Common Core

RL.11-12.5