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Нажимая кнопку "Продолжить", я принимаю политику конфиденциальности

 

"In a circle where all are guilty, Chiltern, who has gained most by his roguery, is able to escape without punishment, and the height of his career is reached in a hypocritical speech wherein he denounces "the whole system of modern political finances" regardless of the fact that he is one of the worst examples of its use. His duplicity gains him universal praise for integrity, and so political farce is drawn to its usual end."

 

a) Translate the passage into Russian.

b) Say if you agree with the author or not. Why?

c) Spot the paradox which is the strongest point of the piece.

XII. It's noteworthy to say that many characters of Oscar Wilde's plays owe their names to place names. Look at the map of England and find the following place names:

 

the Chiltern hills, the Lake Windermere, the Lake District, Goring-on-Thames, Worthing, Darlington, Bracknell.

 

XIII.  Act out a dialogue you like best (pair work). Give your comment on the scene performed. Use the functional phrases.

XIV. Give a summary of Act IV.

XV. Discuss the character sketch of one of the characters of the play (pair work).

 

FINAL DISCUSSION

 

I. Read the passage.

 

"Each character in the main plot provides the dramatic conflict: Lady Chiltern who believes that "circumstances should never alter principles"; Mrs. Cheveley, the libertine Machiavelli; Lord Goring, who hopes never to be taken seriously, but whose philosophy of surfaces does not prevent him from uttering the most serious lines of the play; and Sir Robert Chiltern whose features suggest "an almost complete separation of passion and intellect".

 

a) Translate into Russian.

b) Discuss the ways the characters (perhaps with the only exception) managed to solve their conflicts with happy results (pair work).

II. Exchange your impressions of the play. Keep in mind that"Husband" is the only comedy in which Wilde's full contempt for the hypocrisy of social norms, and his fears of their powers,are balanced by a detached presentation of a successful and socially acceptable alternative.

III. Answer the questions.

 

1. How does the meaning of the word "triumph" vary in the play?

2. How would you explain the following passage:

"The play is basically about the triumph of love – although, paradoxically, love can triumph only after art world of Boucher and great chandeliers has been transcended".

3. What is "a candid summary of the values by which Lady Chiltern has chosen to live, and by which she must hold, if she is to contribute to their joint future"?

4. What devices made "Husband" a "well-made play"? How did O. Wilde manage to give the trivial intrigue a new twist that in the long run made it a brilliant comedy?

5. What stylistic peculiarities mark the language of the play?

 

IV. Exchange your opinions on "the dandies and the serious people" of the play. Speak about their appearance, manner of behaviour, way of living.

V. Write a synopsis (a summary) of the play using the Present and related tenses. (See the beginning of the synopsis of "The Importance of Being Earnest", Ex. VIII, Act Three)

VI. Run a talk on O. Wilde's background, literary career and his play "Husband". Use the above summary of his biography and all the fragments of critical analysis.

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

 

The Persons of the Play

 

John Worthing ['wÆ:DIÎ]

Algernon Moncrieff ['{ldZ@n@n 'mÁnkrIf]

Rev. Canon Chasuble ['rev@rnd 'k{n@n 'tS{zjUbl]

Merriman ['merIm@n]

Lane [leIn]

Lady Bracknell ['br{kn@l]

Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax ['Án@r@bl 'gwend@lIn 'fE@f{ks]

Cecily Cardew ['sesIlI 'kA:dju:]

Miss Prism [prIzm]

Other Proper Names

 

p. 281 Half-Moon Street ['hA:fmu:n]

p. 283 Shropshire ['SrÁpSI@]

     Augusta [O:'göst@]

p. 285 Ernest ['Æ:nIst]

p. 286 The Albany ['O:lb@nI]

p. 287 Thomas ['tÁm@s]

p. 288 Bunbury [bönb@rI]

      Bunburyist ['bönb@rIIst]

      MaryFarquhar ['mE@rI 'fA:kw@]

p. 296 Grosvenor Sguare ['gr@Uvn@]

p. 297 Lady Bloxham ['blÁks@m]

p. 298 Sussex ['sösIks]

p. 299 Gorgon ['gO:g@n]

p. 303 Hertfordshire ['hA:f@dSI@]

p. 308 Egeria [i:'dZI@rI@]

      Laetitia [lI'tISI@]

p. 339 Terminus [‘tÆ:mIn@s]

      Gervase Park ['dZÆ:v@s]

p. 346 Bayswater ['beIz,wO:t@]

p. 347 Gower Street ['gаU@]

Assignments

First Act

I. a) Find Russian equivalents of the following phrases.

 

as far as smth (smb) is concerned; to set smb a good example; to approve of smth; there is no use doing smth; to account for smth; to make out; to give one's consent to, to get into scrapes, to invent (pretend to have) a brother; to have a treat for smb; to be accustomed to smth; to clear up the point; to be aware of smth; to take advantage of smth.

b) Recall the situations in which the phrases are used.

II. Explain in English.

to get into trouble; to know smth; to explain smth; to agree to smth; to make out; to have a fictitious brother; there is no point in doing smth.