1)Shakespeares revenge tragedy, Hamlet, critiques the society of Denmark using powerful mononlogues and dramatic action. On the other hand, Wildes comic drama pokes fun at the high morality of Victorian Society. One serious theme that I noticed in The Importance of being Ernest was the consistent act of deception throughout the entire play. However this lack of honesty was not lonesome for insightful comedy and a visible foreshadowing of upcoming events accompanied it. Meaning that the play was cleverly written with humor and provided us with an obvious chain of facts that would lead up to us unraveling the end of the play. This play critiques the need to lie or exaggerate the truth, in order to fit in the norm of English society during the 1890s. The unique characters in this play portray a nonchalant attitude along with subtle gestures in a tribute to not being (earnest); they were not being honest. Specifically, they all had unique characteristics that made it easier for them to not being honest. Once it starts, it continues and that is evident within the characters of this play. That is why there is always an Importance of Being Earnest. One could read Hamlet simply, simplistically even, as a revenge tragedy. Hamlets father, the king of Denmark, is killed by his brother, Claudius, who, overriding the rights of succession, appropriates both the crown and the wife of Hamlets father. The ghost of the father reveals everything to his son, and all the elements of the revenge tragedy are in place: Hamlet has an obligation to avenge the murder, the usurpation, and the adultery. This he does by killing Claudius at the end of the play. However it is clear that the theme of vengeance is merely a vehicle used by Shakespeare in order to articulate a whole series of themes central to humanity: relationships between father and son, mother and son, and Hamlet and his friends love relationships power wielding ᠒...
