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April 3, 2026Open Access

Three different “We"s in Oscar Wilde's “The Ballad of Reading Gaol"

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SSSera Sakaguchi

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Overview

This analysis uncovers the use of 'we' to explore shared experiences in Wilde’s reflections on punishment and identity.

Key Points

  • To analyze how Oscar Wilde employs the pronoun 'we' in his poem to express collective experiences of confinement and suffering.
  • Literary analysis of Oscar Wilde's 'The Ballad of Reading Gaol'.
  • Examination of Wilde's personal experiences and historical context surrounding his imprisonment.
  • Comparison between Wilde and Charles Thomas Wooldridge's circumstances.
  • Identification of three distinct uses of the pronoun 'we' in the poem.
  • Exploration of the emotional connections between Wilde and the convicts, particularly Wooldridge.
  • Discussion of the implications of shared suffering and identity in the prison context.

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Sera Sakaguchi (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69cf58fd5a333a8214609c2dhttps://doi.org/10.69341/2016106
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