the nightingale and the rose short story

To sum up, the genre of this story is fairies _Children’s story. first, the theme of love represented by the nightingale and her sacrifice, second, the theme of materialism represented by the professor’s daughter. ThemesĪs far as it’s theme of love vs materialism are the most obvious in this short story. on the other hand,In minor: there are many insects butterflies, and salamanders, many plant and trees,, the professor’s girl and the lizard. This story is set in a garden of fantasy – it is full of talking creatures and trees one of the major characters are the student and the Nightingale. He says, “What a silly thing Love is, It is not half as useful as Logic.” Setting and Characters She says, “everybody knows that jewels cost far more than flowers.” At the end, He threw the rose into the street, where it fell into the gutter, and a cartwheel went over it. Then the student plucks it and goes to the girl where she refuses and says that she is gifted real jewels by a rich man. Therefor, The bird does so and grows a beautiful red rose by sacrificing her life. A rose tree tells her “you must build it out of music by moonlight, and after that stain it with your own heart’s-blood by pressing your heart against a thorn.” then she said, “Here at last is a true lover.” The nightingale looks for a red rose diligently but she couldn’t find any.

The student is bereft of red roses in his garden that’s why he starts crying.after that, his lamenting is heard by a nightingale in her nest. she demands red roses in order to dance with him. Summary of the Nightingale and the RoseĪt the beginning of the story ,a student of Philosophy falls in love with a girl. That’s why it is considered one of the most important art pieces that were ever produced. His only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (written in 1890,) Wilde combined the supernatural elements of the Gothic novel with the unspeakable sins of French decadent fiction. His mother, who wrote under the name Speranza, was a revolutionary poet and an authority on Celtic myth and folklore. he was born of professional and literary parents.His father, Sir William Wilde, was Ireland’s leading ear and eye surgeon, who also published books on archaeology, folklore, and the satirist Jonathan Swift. one of sis Master pieces: The Importance of Being Earnest 1895. his Occupation: Author, poet, playwright.

he died on the 30th November,1900 (aged 46). Name: Oscar Wild, Born: 16 October 1854, Ireland Dublin. The Nightingale and the Rose: by Oscar Wilde. Want create site? Find Free WordPress Themes and plugins.

The nightingale and the rose short story