Social Issues in Pygmalion and The Importance of Being Earnest

Social Issues in Pygmalion and The Importance of Being Earnest

Both plays emphasize issues with class during the turn of the century. Are the statements these plays make about class in Great Britain at this time more similar, or more different? With this choice, it is important that you use both plays within your response. You may compare/contrast the two, but you must create an overall point with this sort of comparison in your essay.

All submissions must:

use 3 peer reviewed sources in addition to whatever primary texts they discuss (and these sources must be used, actually cited, in the essay, not just listed in the works cited at the end)

be 1000-1500 words long

must be original to this class and assignment (no submissions from other courses and or previous forums are allowed)

be in MLA format and use MLA style citations (see The APUS Library MLA Guide for MLA formatting models; most of you sources will probably need to use the “Journal Articles” model)

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These two plays were written in Great Britain. The importance of being earnest was written in 1895 while Pygmalion was written in 1912. They have similarities and similarities. In similarity, they both touch on the social class, which is the main theme in both cases. Given that the plays are written in almost the same period…………………