The Sphinx Without A Secret Analysis

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Analyzing a short story: The sphinx without a secret by Oscar Wilde This story is very gripping since the beginning; it is about a man that distrust a woman he love because she is mysterious. People cannot love when they do not trust, can't trust when they do not understand and can't understand when they do not know the truth. To analyze this story I include elements of fiction such as characters, plot, setting and theme. In terms of characters, the most important are Lady Alroy, Lord Murchison, Oswald and Madame de Rastail. In the plot I include the most significant events. Also in this analysis I include the two most important setting in the story. And, to finish I explain the concept of the theme. To understand this short story firstly it is important to know the characters. The main characters of the story are Lady Alroy who is the protagonist and Lord Murchison who is the antagonist. The relationship between these two characters is that Lord Murchison falls in love with Lady Alroy…show more content…
Lord Murchison becomes more and more obsessed with Lady Alroy and her mystery deepens. He is very much overcome with ambiguity because he loves her because she is mysterious, and he distrusts her because she is mysterious. He thinks that she has a secret lover, and in the end of the story the author shows us the truth, “She had a passion for secrecy, but she herself was merely a Sphinx without a secret” (Wilde, 218). The elements of fiction explained in this essay show the intention of Oscar Wilde the importance of trust. Wilde says us that “the women are meant to be loved, not to be understood” (Wilde, 215). In my opinion when someone loves it is important to learn to trust because always there are things we can’t understand and the distrust can destroy even the greatest love. I think as the Dr. Joyce Brothers, who said that “the best proof of love is trust”

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