Jail Worksheet
Jail – These questions are to be answered both individually and as a group.
Print this page, or write the questions down in your books and complete them while researching your topic using the resources provided.
QUESTIONS
Individually, construct a timeline of events of your chosen time-period and compare yours with the rest of the group.
JAIL – Timeline from 1895 – 1897
Why was Oscar Wilde put on trial and imprisoned in 1895?
What were his 'crimes'?
If you were Oscar, how would you feel about being tried and imprisoned?
Did he write anything in prison?
What do you think his writing says about how he might have been feeling about jail, family and people he may have known while imprisoned? (You may need to consult your group timeline or other group members in order to answer this question)
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