The Nightingale The Nightingale and The Roseand The Rose~by Oscar Wilde

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About Oscar Wilde About Oscar Wilde (1854 –(1854 –1900) 1900)

1. An Irish playwright, poet and author.1. An Irish playwright, poet and author.2. Awarded a scholarship to Magdalen College, 2. Awarded a scholarship to Magdalen College, Oxford.Oxford. 3. Met Constance Lloyd in London and married 3. Met Constance Lloyd in London and married her.her.4. His sexual orientation had variously been considered 4. His sexual orientation had variously been considered bisexual and homosexualbisexual and homosexual 5. Be imprisoned because of committing acts of gross 5. Be imprisoned because of committing acts of gross indecency with other male personsindecency with other male persons

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The tomb of Oscar WildeThe tomb of Oscar Wilde

Some famous quotationsSome famous quotations

1. I am so clever that sometimes I don’t 1. I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I’m saying.understand a single word of what I’m saying.

2. I am not young enough to know everything.2. I am not young enough to know everything.

3. Marriage is the one subject on which all 3. Marriage is the one subject on which all women agree and all men disagree. women agree and all men disagree.

4. Men marry because they are tired, women 4. Men marry because they are tired, women because they are curious; both are because they are curious; both are disappointed. disappointed.

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5. When good Americans die they go to Paris. 5. When good Americans die they go to Paris. When bad Americans die they go to America.When bad Americans die they go to America.

6. 6. True friends stab you in the front.True friends stab you in the front.

7. There is only one thing in the world worse 7. There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.being talked about.

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8. One should never trust a woman who tells 8. One should never trust a woman who tells her real age. If she tells that, she'll tell her real age. If she tells that, she'll tell

anything.anything.

9. 9. Bad artists always admire each other's Bad artists always admire each other's work.work.

10. A poet can survive everything but a 10. A poet can survive everything but a misprint. misprint.

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After reading the long story of Oscar Wilde’s,After reading the long story of Oscar Wilde’s,

It is not so easy to get the main point, is it?It is not so easy to get the main point, is it?

Now we provide you a short summary ofNow we provide you a short summary of

““The Nightingale and The Rose ”The Nightingale and The Rose ”

A nightingale overhears a student complaining

that his professor's daughter will not dance with

him, as he is unable to give her a red rose.

The nightingale visits all the rose-trees in the

garden, and one of the white roses tell her that

there's a way to produce a red rose, but only if

the nightingale is prepared to sing the sweetest

song for the rose all night, and sacrifice her life

to do so.

The nightingale carries out the ritual. The

student takes the rose to the professor's

daughter, but she again rejects him because

another man has sent her some real jewels.

The student angrily throws the rose into the

gutter, returns to his study of metaphysics,

and decides not to believe in true love

anymore.

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We are now going to We are now going to

share the brief paragraph in the storyshare the brief paragraph in the story “The Nightingale and The Rose ” “The Nightingale and The Rose ”

and the reason and the reason

why we chose these wordswhy we chose these words

'What a silly thing Love is,' said the Student as 'What a silly thing Love is,' said the Student as he walked away. 'It is not half as useful as Logic,he walked away. 'It is not half as useful as Logic,

for it does not prove anything, and it is always for it does not prove anything, and it is always telling one of things that are not going to telling one of things that are not going to happen, and making one believe things that are happen, and making one believe things that are not true. In fact, it is quite unpractical, and, as not true. In fact, it is quite unpractical, and, as in this age to be practical is everything, I shall in this age to be practical is everything, I shall go back to Philosophy and study Metaphysics.' go back to Philosophy and study Metaphysics.' So he returned to his room and pulled out a So he returned to his room and pulled out a great dusty book, and began to read.great dusty book, and began to read.

The passages shows that the student not The passages shows that the student not only forgot about the Nightingale which only forgot about the Nightingale which is killed by the Rose but forgot the is killed by the Rose but forgot the value of Nightingale’s risked life as value of Nightingale’s risked life as well. The Nightingale dedicated itself, well. The Nightingale dedicated itself, But the student show no mercy. But the student show no mercy.

““I think that love couldn’t define with logic. I think that love couldn’t define with logic. Our minds are quite complicated, and Our minds are quite complicated, and everything might change our considerations, everything might change our considerations, so be more practical is also a necessity. But if so be more practical is also a necessity. But if we are too practical, it will become nothing we are too practical, it will become nothing romantic…romantic…

……In a word, to find a balance between them In a word, to find a balance between them is important. 'I am afraid it will not go with is important. 'I am afraid it will not go with my dress,' she answered; “and, besides, the my dress,' she answered; “and, besides, the Chamberlain's nephew has sent me some real Chamberlain's nephew has sent me some real jewels, and everybody knows that jewels cost jewels, and everybody knows that jewels cost far more than flowers.” far more than flowers.”  ” ”Well, upon my word, you are veryWell, upon my word, you are veryungrateful,” said the Student angrily; and he ungrateful,” said the Student angrily; and he threw the rose into the street, where it fell into threw the rose into the street, where it fell into the gutter, and a cart-wheel went over it.the gutter, and a cart-wheel went over it.

Sometimes money is worth than love, and Sometimes money is worth than love, and people get lost about what the real people get lost about what the real meaning of love is ,as they often meaning of love is ,as they often treat love as something useless liketreat love as something useless likedust.dust.

ConnecterConnecterSome said that brainstorming benefits you.Some said that brainstorming benefits you.

Then connecting is rather a good wayThen connecting is rather a good way

to keep you brainstorming.to keep you brainstorming.

Let’s find out what things are associated with Let’s find out what things are associated with

The story, okay? The story, okay?

There is something worth for us to There is something worth for us to think about in think about in “The Nightingale and The Rose ” “The Nightingale and The Rose ”

What is the true love? Just like the nightingale, What is the true love? Just like the nightingale, she loves the boy's eyes and lips. she loves the boy's eyes and lips. She thinks the love is more precious than jewels, She thinks the love is more precious than jewels, for it can't be purchased and weighed out.for it can't be purchased and weighed out.

The woman the student loved said something The woman the student loved said something unacceptable. She loved not precious love but unacceptable. She loved not precious love but the jewelry. Isn’t it sad ?the jewelry. Isn’t it sad ?

I don't think that girl in this fairy tale will be I don't think that girl in this fairy tale will be happy in the future, because she is greedy and happy in the future, because she is greedy and selfish. She doesn't deserve the happiness. selfish. She doesn't deserve the happiness.

Moreover the boy won't own happiness, either. Moreover the boy won't own happiness, either. He thinks the love is useless and unpractical. He thinks the love is useless and unpractical. His love is superficial, and he will never get a His love is superficial, and he will never get a girl with whom he can live happily with. girl with whom he can live happily with.

Tagore said , "It is the tears of the earth that Tagore said , "It is the tears of the earth that

keep her smiles in bloom." keep her smiles in bloom."

Similarly, it is the pains of hers that fulfill the Similarly, it is the pains of hers that fulfill the

true love. true love.

Though money is significant, but it can’t Though money is significant, but it can’t

buy anything, especially our love to buy anything, especially our love to

othersothers

This is the love, which is always sung by many This is the love, which is always sung by many people for thousands of years. people for thousands of years. It needs sacrifice, and it will be perfected by It needs sacrifice, and it will be perfected by death as this tale tells us. death as this tale tells us.

"We are not suitable to each other" is often "We are not suitable to each other" is often used as an excuse of parting.used as an excuse of parting. However, the actual reason is that there is no However, the actual reason is that there is no love between them. love between them.

At present you are suitable, but maybe in At present you are suitable, but maybe in

future you two will become unsuitable, for future you two will become unsuitable, for

example because of the decrease of wealth or example because of the decrease of wealth or

decrepit looks. Then you're going to find decrepit looks. Then you're going to find

another one who is so-called suitable. another one who is so-called suitable.

Conflicts of many families and marriages Conflicts of many families and marriages

arise therefore. arise therefore.

We cannot emphasize love too much!We cannot emphasize love too much!

Discussion DirectorDiscussion Director

After reading the story After reading the story

““The Nightingale and The Rose ” The Nightingale and The Rose ”

There might be some questions There might be some questions

that keep bothering you .that keep bothering you .

Check out our Q&A …Check out our Q&A …

and you might have some new ideas!and you might have some new ideas!

Question 1:

Would you help a stranger just because of finding his/her true lovers? (or an ideal and dreaming things that they seek?)

Answer:

Yes, I would. But before that I would check if he/she could realize what I want in the end. Therefore, it would be worth to do.

Question 2:

If death could solve everything, would you use your death to solve something that is important to you?

Answer:

No, I wouldn’t. Since there are still many hopes in our lives, we shouldn’t let problems beat us.

Question 3:

Do you think that love can be explained by logic?

Answer :

Maybe not. Everybody is different from

each other. For example, every human

beings’ brain sizes are different!

Therefore, I consider that even logic still

cannot explain it well.

(The End(The End

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