Exploring Male and Female Expectations in Oscar Wilde's Play

The theme of the drama is love and marriage, Wilde explores the expectations of men and women of the UK upper class in the latter half of the 1890s, the ideals of faith and family relations. Victorian social norms have strict rules on male and female behavior. For women who were lawfully owned by their husband until 1884, high standards are required. They run a fine family, represent their servants, I am willing to be totally, caring, talented and kind.

The work described in this article is "the importance of Ernest" written by Oscar Wilde. The theme of marriage in this play includes the value of marriage operations and dishonesty. The female characters of this story are Cecily, Gwendolen, Lady Bracknell etc, and it is the main cause of planning and management of marriage. The desires and attitudes of these women are the same as those of Victorian women. The play men are also guilty about the desire to manipulate marriage. Oscar Wilde's work is an attack on Victorian society as marriage is being used for social convenience. Oscar Wilde shows more ...

The theme of the drama is love and marriage, Wilde explores the expectations of men and women of the UK upper class in the latter half of the 1890s, the ideals of faith and family relations. Victorian social norms have strict rules on male and female behavior. For women who were lawfully owned by their husband until 1884, high standards are required. - Role of gender Gender is defined as "social and psychological aspects of men or women" (King 312). Gender consists of two parts: physical development and understanding of gender role. The role of gender is "a role that reflects individual expectations as to how women and men think, act, and feel," (King 313). Gender role is behavior that is deemed socially appropriate for a particular gender.