Contoh Skripsi : THE INFLUENCE THE OF MAIN CHARACTERS’ CONFLICTS TOWARD PLOT IN OSCAR WILDE’S “THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST”
ABSTRACT
In this thesis the writer uses a drama by Oscar Wilde, a
controversial man of letters of
In writing this thesis, the writer conducts library research method
to collect the data and information by using some books and internet which are
related to the problem. The writer employs one method of approach namely
semiotic approach. The semiotic approach is applied to analyze the character,
especially the main character, plot in the drama. The writer also uses psychological
approach to analyze the intrinsic aspect such as character and plot.
In The Importance of Being
Earnest, Jack and Algernon, are two characters who have different
characteristics. Each of them creates another character. Jack creates Ernest and
Algernon creates Bunbury. Having two different names, they can do anything in
two different places, in the town and in the country. In addition, the main
characters experience both internal and external conflict during the drama. Mainly,
both Jack and Algernon have the same internal conflict. They concern if someday
their real identity would be revealed by their girls. Meanwhile Jack’s conflict
toward Lady Bracknell about his origin makes him try hard to reveal it. Algernon’s
undercover as Ernest at Manor House, Jack’s place, makes their real identity are
finally revealed and clear up Jack’s origin through Miss Prism and Lady
Bracknell’s explanation. In conclusion, the internal and external conflicts of
Jack and Algernon lead to the revelation of Jack’s origin. Both internal and external
conflicts influence the plots of drama, such as Algernon’s conflict toward Jack
causes him to pretend as Ernest at Manor House in order that he can meet
Cecily, and Jack’s internal conflict causes him to decide to vanish his created
bother, Ernest.
The Importance of Being Earnest reflects a moral value dealing with
human’s daily life, namely honesty. A person may do anything to reach his/her
aim, but being honest is something hard to do. He/she may be smart to conceal a
falsehood, but it would be revealed eventually. Hence, in any condition honesty
is needed although it is painful.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE OF TITLE.................................................................................................... i
APPROVAL......................................................................................................... ii
APPROVAL SHEET........................................................................................... iii
PAGE OF DEDICATION................................................................................... iv
MOTTO................................................................................................................. v
TABLE OF CONTENTS..................................................................................... vi
ACKNOWLEGDEMENT................................................................................. viii
ABSTRACT.......................................................................................................... x
CHAPTER I : INTRODUCTION
1.1.
Background ......................................................................... 1
1.2.
Objective of the Study ........................................................ 3
1.3.
Scope of the Study ........................................................ .... 4
1.4.
Method ................................................................................ 4
1.4.1
Method of The Study .............................................. 4
1.4.2
Method of Approach ............................................... 5
CHAPTER II : BIOGRAPHY AND
SYNOPSIS
2.1
Biography of Oscar Wilde .................................................. 7
2.2
Synopsis of The Importance of Being Earnest ................. 10
CHAPTER III : REVIEW OF
RELATED LITERATURE
3.1
Definition of Character and
Characterization .................. 17
3.2
Definition of Conflict ....................................................... 21
3.3
Definition of Plot .............................................................. 23
CHAPTER IV : THE INFLUENCE OF
MAIN CHARACTERS’
CONFLICTS TOWARD PLOT IN OSCAR WILDE’S THE IMPORTANCE
OF BEING EARNEST
4.1
The Main Characters in Oscar
Wilde’s The Importance
of Being
Earnest .............................................................. 25
4.1.1
John Worthing (Jack Cardew) .............................. 25
4.1.2
Algernon Moncrieff (Algy) .................................. 29
4.2
The Conflicts of The
4.2.1
The Internal Conflict ............................................ 31
4.2.2
The External Conflict ........................................... 33
4.3
The Plot of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest 38
4.3.1
Exposition ............................................................. 38
4.3.2
Rising Action ........................................................ 39
4.3.3
Climax .................................................................. 41
4.3.4
Falling Action ....................................................... 42
4.3.5
Resolution (Denouement) ..................................... 43
4.4
The Influence of The Main
Characters’ Conflicts Toward Plot in Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest ............................................ 44
CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION ...................................................................... 50
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
Human beings as one of the three
alive-creatures besides animal and plant have a particular ability, which makes
him so special, that dominates the others. They are able to adapt, to survive
and to analyze the universe phenomenon, which make their quality of life better
and better since the past. They have the whole ability because God has granted
them brain. Their curiosities are so great that they learn more and more.
Besides, something that makes them more special than the others is they know
the way to express their feeling, thought, and emotion. Something to provide “a
place” for all of the people’s expression is literature.
Literature, according to Moleong as quoted
by Spadlex (2000:13), is the knowledge which is earned by human beings arise
conduct and it is used to reflect and express experience. Another opinion said that literature is one
of the great creative and universal means of communicating the emotional,
spiritual, or intellectual concerns of mankind (The Encyclopedia of Americana,
vol. 22:559). It seems that something human being does deals literature,
especially in communicating. To communicate to each other may be done by a
means, such as by a letter, speaking directly, by phone etc. Even something
they wrote or said, no matter what its content, could be called a literature.
Well, in this life, in purpose or not in purpose, they have involved in a
literature.
By using their mind they produced an
expression of their feeling, emotion and thought to communicate with others.
And this result of literature is called a literary work. Literary work consists
of two types, namely imaginative and non-imaginative. Both literary works are
basically the same, that is both are expressed aesthetically, but they have a
different in expression. Imaginative type is commonly using connotative
sentence to express an idea, while non-imaginative type is more realistic than
the imaginative one. It uses denotative sentence.
Non-imaginative type consists of essay,
criticism, biography, autobiography, history, memoir, diary, and letters. And
imaginative type consists of poetry, fiction, and drama. In this paper, the
writer takes a drama as an object that will be further analyzed. Drama may be
defined as a work of literature or a composition which delineates life and
human activity by means of presenting various actions of – and dialogues
between – a group of characters (Reaske, 1966:5).
Drama was firstly introduced by a Greek
philosopher Aristotle. He also identified six elements of drama that enhance
not only the story telling, but also the instructive and aesthetic values of a
play. The first four of the elements is plot, character, thought, and diction
(relate to drama / written script). And the last two elements are music and
spectacle (relate to theatre / the play in performance).
(http://www.appendix%20C%20elements.html, accessed on
To analyze a drama in a study or paper there
must be minimally two elements that support each other, such as plot and
character. Plot and character are two significant elements and very needed in a
story. Plot is the arrangement of the incidents or events in a story, which are
interconnected each other, that makes a story more interesting and easy to be
comprehended. Meanwhile, character is the player in the story; it may be
humans, animals, or other imagination creatures created by the author. The story contains problems appearing within
the actions that make the character struggle to overcome the problems.
Therefore, the writer takes a topic “The Influence of the Main Character’s
Conflicts towards Plot in Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest”. The
writer utilizes the characteristic of the main character and is supported by
the plot to find out the influence the character’s conflicts towards the plot
in the play.
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