Adult Life Worksheet
Adult Life – These questions are to be answered both individually and as a group.
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QUESTIONS
Individually, construct a timeline of events of your chosen time-period and compare yours with the rest of the group.
ADULT LIFE – Timeline from 1878 – 1895
Describe Wilde’s marriage to Constance Holland. Was it a happy marriage? What was his relationship with his sons like?
How do you view the persona of Constance? How do you think she felt during different times of their marriage, and what sort of person do you think she was?
Describe Wilde and Constance’s relationship, including when they first met, after they married, and after he was imprisoned for gross indecency.
When do you think Wilde first realised he was homosexual? Provide evidence of this. Do you think it was before or after his marriage, and do you think he loved his wife?
Explain the affair between Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas, and describe how other people reacted to the affair.
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