AN ANALYSIS OF ALGERNON AS A HYPOCRITE MAN IN OSCAR WILDES S DRAMA THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST THESIS By: RAHMAT FATONI 201010100311301 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG MAY 2015 i
AN ANALYSIS OF ALGERNON AS A HYPOCRITE MAN IN OSCAR WILDES S DRAMA THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST THESIS This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve Sarjana Degree in English Education By: RAHMAT FATONI 201010100311301 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG MAY 2015 ii
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MOTTO AND DEDICATION Finish what you choose I dedicate this thesis for: My beloved parents and my big family All of my great friends iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Alhamdulillah, praise be to Allah, the Merciful and Charitable. Because of the guidance, blessing and affection, the writer finally can finish this thesis entitled An Analysis of Algernon as a Hypocrite Man in Oscar Wilde s Drama The Importance of being Earnest completely as well as possible. Also may shalawat and salam always be given to the last messenger Rasulullah Muhammad SAW who had guiding us from the darkness to the lightness. The writer would like to express her deepest gratitude to Dr. Sri Hartiningsih, M.M. as his first advisor and Drs. Munash Fauzie A, MM. as his second advisor, for their suggestions, invaluable guidance and advise during the consultation period and their comments and corrections during the completion of this thesis. His deepest and sincerest thanks addressed to his great parents, Abdul Hafi and Wiwik Riani, sister (Rahmah Rizki Ananda), brothers (Rahmat Hidayat, Rahmat Kurniawan, Rahmat Reza Bintang), for their encouragement, love, and care, so that he can finish this thesis. They thought how to be a good brother, a good daughter and never stop guiding him to be a real man. Next, his great thanks are extended to his classmates F-Fantastic (Amrozi, Bagus, Fadhil, Johan, Dani, Candra Dani, Naafi, Ajrin, Wawa, Syukron, Ardi, Bari etc), and all of my friends for their encouragement, love, care and pray so that he can finish this thesis. He knows that this thesis has not been perfect yet. Therefore, he always expects the criticisms and suggestions from the readers. Finally he hopes that this thesis will be beneficial for the readers. The Writer, Rahmat Fatoni vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS APPROVAL... i LEGALIZATION... ii ORIGINALITY DECLARATION... iii MOTTO AND DEDICATION... iv ABSTRACT... v ACKNOWLEDGMENTS... vi TABLE OF CONTENTS... vii I. CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study... 1 1.2 Statement of Problem... 3 1.3 Purpose of Study... 4 1.4 Significance of Study... 4 1.5 Scope and Limitation... 4 1.6 Key Terms... 5 II. CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Literature... 6 2.1.1 Types of Literature... 7 2.2 Drama... 7 2.2.1 Characteristic of Drama... 8 2.2.2 Types of Drama... 9 2.2.3 The Element of Drama... 10 vii
2.2.3.1 Plot... 10 2.2.3.2 Action... 11 2.2.3.3 Dialogue... 12 2.2.3.4 Characterisation... 14 2.2.3.5 Setting... 16 2.3 Hypocrite... 16 2.3.1 Types of Hypocrite... 17 2.3.2 The Effect of Hypocrite... 18 III. CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHOD 3.1 Research Design... 20 3.2 Approach... 21 3.3 The Object of the Study... 22 3.4 Data Collection... 22 3.5 Data Analysis... 23 IV. CHAPTER IV: RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION 4.1 Research Findings... 24 4.1.1 Hypocrite Things Algernon did... 24 4.1.1.1 A Hypocrisy about Cucumber for Lady Bracknell... 24 4.1.1.2 A Hypocrisy about Mr. Bunbury to Lady Bracknell... 26 4.1.1.3 Algernon Pretended to be Earnest... 27 4.1.1.4 Algernon s Fake Identity... 28 4.1.1.5 The Death of Mr.Bunbury... 29 4.1.2 The Effect of being Hypocrite to Algernon... 30 viii
4.1.2.1 Gwendolen and Cecily did not Trust Algernon Anymore. 30 4.1.2.2 Jack judged Algernon as Untruthful Person... 31 4.1.2.3 Lady Bracknell Hesitated Algernon s Attitude... 32 4.2 Discussion... 33 V. CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS 5.1 Conclusion... 36 5.2 Suggestion... 36 REFERENCESS APPENDIXES ix
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