Does treating "The Importance of Being Earnest" and "A Woman of No Importance" as being products of “particular historical cultures” enable the audience to understand them better?
2007-05-16 13:36:38 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Revised question: Does treating The Importance of Being Earnest and A Woman of No Importance as products of “particular historical cultures” enhance the audiences understanding of the plays?
(note - the 'particular historical cultures" is a quote which I've referenced but the footnote won't show up on here).
2007-05-16 14:02:59 · update #1
It's not grammatically correct- just get rid of the word "being" and then it's fine.
2007-05-16 13:43:02 · answer #1 · answered by favbansing 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the previous poster that you need to take out the word being. The verb here is "enable." But I'd also remove the quotes from around "'particular historical cultures'" and change the last few words to "better understand them".
Is "historical culture" something that's been presented in class? I would say "historic." And truthfully, I think the whole thing would sound better as "a certain culture at a particular point in history."
2007-05-16 20:47:49 · answer #2 · answered by TychaBrahe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋