• CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF 'THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE' BY OSCAR WILDE

Abstract

There are two characters in the story” The Nightingale and The Rose” by Oscar Wilde: the student and the professor’s daughter. Through these two characters, the nature of love is examined. A blind selfishness with regard to human nature is shown in the story. Both of them are too selfish to love. The protagonist (student) of the story pines for the girl he loves, but his love lacks depth and The Nightingale and The Rose is an interesting story by Oscar Wilde that focuses on the theme of love. It reads like a parable, a story with a moral. The protagonist (student) of the story pines for the girl he loves, but his love lacks in depth and passion.